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THE 



AWRENCE GAZETTEEI 



v: 



CONTAINING A 



RECORD OF THE IMPORTANT EVENTS 



IN LAWRENCE AND VICINITY FROM 1845 TO 1894, 



A HISXORY OF THE CORPORATIONS, INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS, 

CHURCHES. SOCIETIES, CLUBS, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ; 

NATIONAL, STATE AND MUNICIPAL STATISTICS, AND 

A VARIETY OF USEFUL INFORMATION. 



LAWRENCE: 

PUBLISHED BY CHARLES G. MERRILL, 

M 
1894. 






Transacts a General National Banking Business. 



1014 



Bay State National Bank, 

303 ESSEX, COR. LAWRENCE STREET. 

BAY STATE BANK, BAY STATE NATIONAL BANK. 

"*^- 1865. 

National Charter Renewed, 1885. 



CAPITAL, $75,000. PAR VALUE, $75. 

JOSEPH SHATTUCK, President. 

SAMUEL WHITE, Vice President. 

JUSTIN E. VARNEY, Cashier. 

LEWIS A. FOYE, Teller. 

GEORGE W. HILLS, THOMAS CI FCC 

GEOROE o"S"v^rs or N. ^„.„„e. jXp^^^l^l^f ' , , , , 
TAMES H FATOXr J'-'^c-i^M H. blONE of N. Andover. 

GEORGE Eolvfs . ,oW V°«^ '^*™' 

^' -^JQHN L. BREWSTER. 

Baixk HoTars from 9 to 12 A/m., and from S to 3 P. M. 
SATURDAY AFTJCBNOOJfS, NOT OV1<:n 

iDiscoTJiTT, - - nv^oiNrr)^-ys. 



Merchants Natl Bank 

264 ESSEX STREET, LAWRENCE, MASS. 



Incorporated, 1889. Capital, ^100,000, 



Exchange Drawn on all the Principal Cities of Europe 

AT CURRENT RATES. 



SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES TO RENT 



Banking Hours, 9 to 3. Saturdays, 9 to 1 



JAMES R. SIMPSON, President. 

W. E. PARKER, Vice President. J. A. PERKINS, Cashier. 



BOARD OF DIRECTORS; 

JAMES R. SIMPSON, W. E. PARKER, 

James R. Simpson & Co., Grocers. Agent Pacific Mills 

WILLIAM OSWALD, C. A. DeCOURCY, 

William Oswald & Co. , Dry Goods. Attorney-at-Law 

F. c. Mcduffie, "• ^^- field, 

Agent Everett Mills. Essex Savings Bank 

w H riT TT A. B. BRUCE, 

W. H. l^li.i^, ^^. ^ ^.^^ ^ ^^^ Clothing. Wholesale and Retail Baker 

C H BEAN ROBERT REDFORD, 

Bean & Poore, Lumber. Agent Arlington Mills 

C. J. R. HUMPHREYS, Agent Lawrence Gas Co. 




GEJfBltAIj JiUSIKH.SS AND ItlJiKfyiOHS- liOOM. 



ARLINGTON NATIONAL BANK, 

305 ESSEX ST., COR, LAWRENCE ST. 

ORGANIZED. MAT 6, 1890. 

Capital, $100,000, Surplus. $29,000. 



WILLIAM S. KNOX, Preside nL JAMES HOUSTON, Teller. 

WM. W. SPALDING, Vice Preside}//. JOHN E. WHITE, Asst. " 
ALBERT E. BUTLER, Cashier. THOS. HOWARD, Bookkeeper. 



nDIS,ECTOK,S : 

W. S. KNOX, FRANKLIN BUTLER, A. E. MACK, 

WM. W. SPALDING, C N. CHAMBERLAIN, JOHN FORD, 

J. W. HIGGINS, ANDREW SHARPE, KIRKE W. MOSES. 

BANK HOURS FROM 9 A. M. TO 3 P. M. SATURDAYS, 9 A. M. TO 1 P M. 



No. 2j/f'/. Telephone^ No. ^6. 



THTE 



T^aelfie Kational ^ank, 

LAWRENCE, MASS. 

CA.PITAL, - - S150,000. 



JAMES H KIDDER, 

LEWIS G. HOLT, 

ASHTON LEE, 

D. F. ROBINSON, 

A. H. ROBINSON, 

JOSEPH STOWELL, 

BYRON TRUELL, 
MICHAEL CARNEY and JOHN A. WILEY of North Andover. 



Accounts of Merchants and Manufacturers Solicited. 

JAMES H. KIDDER, President. W. H. JAQUITH, Cashier. 

A. J, CROSBY, Teller. F. P. BUGBEE, Bookkeeper, 



ORGANIZED, 1872. 



The Lawrence National Bank, 

COR. ESSKX STREET AND BROADWAY. 

Capital, $300,000. Surplus and Profits, $43,000. 



WM. P. CLARK, President. 

H. K. WEBSTER, Vice President. H. L. SHERMAN, Cashier. 

HERBERT H. A. PLATT, Teller. A. D. McFARLIN, Bookkeeper. 

A. W. STEARNS, WM. P. CLARK, H. K. WEBSTER, H. A. BUELL, 

E, BICKNELL, H. L. PETERS, C. C. CLOSSON, L. P. COLLINS, 

B.B.HART, A. A. LAMPREY, JOHN P. SWEENEY, SAM'L ROBINSON. 



Bank Hours from 9 to 12 A. M., and 2 to 3 P. M. 

Not Open Saturday Afternoons. Discount Day, Tuesday. 

The Broadway Savings Bank, 

CORNER OF ESSEX STREET AND BROADWAY. 

Open Every l>ay Except Saturdays from 9 A. M., to 1 P. M. 



Interest commences on the third Wednesday of January, April, July and 
October. Dividends are payable on the third Wednesday of April and October, 
and when not drawn are added to the principal, thus securing compound interest. 



THOMAS SCOTT, President, 

Vice-Presidents— A. W. STEARNS and MORRIS KNOWLES. 

JACOB EMERSON, Methuen, PATRICK MURPHY, GEO. E. CHICKERING, 

WM. P. CLARK, A. A. LAMPREY, W, E. ROWELL, 

CARLOS C. CLOSSON, DANIEL HARDY, L. P. COLLINS, 

W. H. GILE, HORACE L. PETERS. JAS. B. SMITH of Andover. 

C. K. PILLSBURY, ALFRED J. FRENCH, JOS, H. STONE of N. Andover. 

GILBERT E. HOOD, Treasurer. CLINTON 0. ANDREWS, Teller. 



INCORPORATED MARCH 10, 1868. 



Lawrence Savings Bank, 

255 ESSEX STREET, 

LAWRENCE, MASS. 



HEZEKIAH PLUMMER, President. 

D. SAUNDERS, F. E. CLARKE, R. H. TEWKSBURY, 
Vice Presidents. 

W. W. SPALDING. Treasurer. 

H. G. HERRICK. J. S. HOWE, Methuen, 

J. S. NEEDHAM, J. A. WILEY, North Andover, 

GEO. S MERRILL. A. E. BUTLER, 

L. G. HOLT, A. E. MACK, 

W, W. SPALDING. JOHN R. POOR, 

WM. T. Mc ALPINE. 



OPEN D^ILY, 

FROM 9 A. M., TO 3 P. M. 

Saturday Evenings from 7 to 8. 

CLOSED ON LEGAL HOLIDAYS. 



ESSEX SAVINGS BANK, 

296 ESSEX STREET. 



IT COMMENCED BUSINESS OCT. 6, 1847, 

SINCE WHICH TIME IT 

Has Paid Ninety-two Dividends, 



AMOUNTING TO NEARLY 



FIVES MILLiIOIVrS of DOLiLiARS, 



^^^Its Assets amount to $6,800,000, °^^Mi?iior??s^surpruf!^'^ 



JOSEPH SHATTUCK, President. 

JAMES H. EATON, Treasurer. 

VICE-PR KSIDENTS: 

JAMES H. KIDDER, SAMUEL WHITE, WALTER E. PARKER. 

TRUSTEES; 

JAMES H. EATON, H. M. WHITNEY, H. K. WEBSTER, 

GEORGE E. DAVIS, CHARLES U. BELL, GEO. G. DAVIS. 

JAMES R. SIMPSON. NATH. STEVENS, FRANKLIN BUTLER. 



OPEN DAILY FROM 9 A, M. TO 1 P.M. 



LAWRENCE ONE-PRICE 



€1 



j^ i_.^i^G-E] LiisrE 



ftm-. 



ALNA/'AYS ON HAND. 



AND EN'KRYTHING THAT 

PERTAINS TO THE 
GENERAL MAKE-l'P Ol" A 

dje. IT- Dressed (pan. 

To HA\K VOUK BOYS LOOK 

-NEAT AM) NATTY YOU CAN DO 

IT AT TlIK LEAST EXPEXSK HY 
TRADINC; AT 




431 ESSEX STREET 431 



LAWRENCE DAILY EAGLE, 



THE EVENING TRIBUNE 



PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAYS. 



Essex weeKLY eablg, 



PUBLISHED SATURDAYS, BY THE 



H. A. WADSWORTH CO., 12 Lawrence Street. 



JOB PRINTING OF ALL KINDS PROMPTLY DONE. 



TELEPHONE, 144-2. 



The Saturday Evening Star. 

Publi^lied at 246 %^^ex Street. I<kwi'eiice. 



THE BRIGHTEST 

WEEKLY 

NEWSPAPER 

In Lawrence. 



Illustrated 



EACH WEEK. 




DEMOCRATIC 

/// Politics. 



^^^ Delivered at 
ijfjr, your home everv 
^:^^ Saturday for $L 50 
a year. 



An Unexcelled Medium for Local Advertising. 



THE LAWRENCE DAILY AMERICAN, 

EVENINGS, EXCEPT SUNDAY. 
ONE CENT A COPY. THREE DOLLARS A YEAR. 

The Lawrence Sun, 

MORNINGS, EXCEPT SUNDAY. 
ONE CENT A COPY. THREE DOLLARS A YEAR. 



Lawrence American and Andover Advertiser, 

EVER)' FRTDA V MORNING. 

THREE CENTS A COPY. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. 

IPTJBLISiaiEX:) BY 

THE AMERICAN PUBLISHING CO., 

254 ESSEX STREET, (Saunders Block.) 

Bast Equipped Job Office iix tlie City. 

TI-LKPHONE No. 343- 



THE LONGEST ESTABLISHED NEWSPAPER IN LAWRENCE. 



Tlie Lawrence Sentinel. 

PUBLISHED EVERT FRIDA T BY 

A. & C. MORRISON, - Proprietors, 

No. 239 ESSEX ST., LAWRENCE. 



Job Printing of every description promptly and neatly done. 




ISIKDS 1;YE V\\:\\ n]- I.AWKKNLi: I'RiiM lOWIlI^ IIII.I.. 



PREFACE 



In presenting this volume to the public the publisher lays no claim to 
any literary merit. It was not intended to be a histoi'y of Lawrence, but as 
indicated by its title, a '' Gazetteer," which lexicographers define as "a book 
containing names and brief descriptions," giving a short account of all tin- 
prominent events which have transpired in this city from its infancy down to 
Jan. I, 1894, so far as could be ascertained by six months' work in collecting 
and compiling the same. Many obstacles were encountered in procuring 
from strictly authentic and official sources matters which occurred during 
the first quarter of a century of the city's existence, as no complete files of 
tiie three weekly newspapers published here prior to 1S65 are available; the 
early records of some of the corporations, churches, lodges and departments 
have been lost, destroyed or disappeared by some means not accounted for. 
The frequent changes in the management of the large corporations, prevents 
the present officials from furnishing additional facts than those which they 
have so willingly supplied, and the desired information had often to be 
obtained from other sources at no small amount of time and expense. To 
the secretaries of church societies, lodges and other organizations, the sin- 
ceie thanks of the publisher is due for their prompt and valuable assistance. 

Tiie following authorities and publications have been consulted and 
aided materially in furnishing interesting matter which this work contains : 
Wadsworth's Quarter-Centennial History of Lawrence, published in I87S ; 
hislory of " Catholicity in Lawrence," by Miss Katharine A. O'Keefte, and 
the chapters devoted to this city in the histories of Essex county, written by 
ex-Mayors R. H. Tewksbury and John R. Rollins. Many of the older resi- 
dents have rendered much valuable aid, and the generous patronage of our 
enterprising advertisers has enabled the publisher to makethe price of the 
book at so low a sum as to have its place in the libraries of most of the 
households in this city. 

The main motive in preparing this work was to preserve to the present 
and future generations matters that are forgotten or bid fair to become buried 
in oblivion. Some of the events chronicled may seem trivial to a few people 
but will be of interest to others, especially llie older residents, and it is hoped 
will assist the labors of some future historian in ]ireparing a semi-centennial 
history of Lawrence, in 1895. 

c. G. M. 




THE LAWRENCE DAM. 



C O ISI T K N T S 



I 



PAGES, 



Population of the Principal Cities in the United States, 3 

Cities in Massachusetts, rank, population, etc., • • . 3 

Presidents of the United States, with term of office, 4 

Governors of Massachusetts, with term of office, 4 

Selectmen and Majors of Lawrence, with terms of office, .... 5 

The Vote for Mayor from 1853 to 1893, inclusive, 6 and 7 

The Vote on License from ISSl to 1893, 7 

Presidents of the Common Council, and Chiefs of Police, .... S 

Chief Engineers, Town and City Clerks. Superintendents of 

Schools, Clerks of the Police Court and Postmasters, .... 9 

State Senators and Representatives from Lawrence since 1873. . 10 

Population. \^aluation, Tax Rate, School Children, Polls, etc., . 11 

Aldermen of Lawrence, with their term of service, 12 to 13 

The City Debt, Dates of Municipal Meetings, City Dep'ts Pay Days. 14 

Statistics of the Incorporated Manufacturing Establishments. . . 15 to 25 

Important Events in Lawrence from IS45 to 1894, 27 to 64 

Dates of the Deaths of Prominent Lawrence Citizens 65 to 74 

Murders in Lawrence and \-icinity since 1863, 75 

Suicides, • 77 to 79 

Fatal Accidents and causes, 81 to 87 

Destructive Fires from 1849 to 1894, . 87 to 81 

Drowning Cases, 93 to 95 

Church History of Lawrence 97 to 107 

Lodges and Societies 109 to 143 

Court Sessions, 143 

Supplement to Important Events in Lawrence, to Jan. 1, 1894, . 145 to 147 
Fares from Lawrence to all Stations on the Boston & Maine R. R., 149 

Location of Public and Lodge Halls, I49 

Location of School Houses • • 151 

Veteran Voters of Lawrence, ( since 1853,) 151 

National and Savings Banks, 153 to 155 

Minor Industrial Establishments in Lawrence, 157 to 162 



ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS. 



Page ]3. Substitute the nauie of Jeremiah F. Dri.scoll as alderman in phice 
of Lewis P. Collins in 1S9L. Also read " Matthew," instead of 
" Michael " Carney, as alderman in 1873, and "Gilbert," in 
place of " George" H. Kittredge, as alderman in 1893. 
IS. John W. Farwell succeeded \Vm. Hooper as treasurer of the At- 
lantic Cotton Mills in 1892. 
19. In the third line from the foot of page, substitute 1881 for 1818. 
" 20. The present capital of the Arlington mills is $2,000,000. Hard- 
ing, Whitman & Co., Boston, are the selling agents. Jonathan 
Craven was superintendent, instead of agent of the mills. 
" 87. The loss bj fire, Oct. 17, 1849, was $1,000, instead of $10,000. 
" 134. E. W. Sanborn's store is at .S66, instead .r% Essex street. 



THE 



AWRENCE GAZETTEEI 



V 



CONTAINING A 



RECORD OF THE IMPORTANT EVENTS 



IN LAWRENCE AND VICINITY FROM 1845 TO 1894, 



A HISTOKY OF THE CORPORATIONS, INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMKNTS. 

CHURCHES, SOCIKTIKS, CLUBS, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ; 

NATIONAL, STATK AND MUNICIPAL STATISTICS, AND 

A VAKIKTY OF USEFUL INFORMATION. 



LAWRENCE: 

PUBLISHED BY CHARLES G. MERRILL, 

1893. 



PRINCIPAL CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES, 

WITH A POPULATION OF 100,000 AND UPWARDS. 



1 New York, N. Y., 

2 Chicasio, 111., 
Philadelphia, Pa., 
Brooklyn, N. Y., 
St. Louis, Mo., 
Boston, Mass., 
Baltimore, Md., 
San Francisco, Cal., 
Cincinnati, Ohio, 

10 Cleveland, Ohio, 

11 Buffalo, N. Y., 

12 New Orleans, La., 

13 Pittsburg, Pa., 

14 Washington, D. C, 



1,551,301. 
1,099.850. 
1,046,964, 

806,343. 

451,770. 

448,477. 

434,439. 

298,997. 

296,908. 

261,353. 

255,664. 

242,039. 

238,617. 

230,392. 



15 Detroit, Mich., 205,876. 

16 Milwaukee, Wis., 204,468. 

17 Newark, N. J., 181,830. 

18 Minneapolis, Minn., 164,378. 

19 Jersey City, N.J. , 163,003. 

20 Louisville, Ky., 161,129. 

21 Omaha, Neb., 140,452. 

22 Rochester, N. Y., 133,896. 

23 .St. Paul, Minn., 133,156. 

24 Kansas City, Mo., 132,716. 

25 Providence, R. I., 132,146. 

26 Denver, Col., 106,713, 

27 Indianapolis. Ind., 105,436. 

28 Alleghany City, Pa., 105,287. 



CITIES IN MASSACHUSETTS. 







INCORPO- 


pop't'n, 






incorpo- 


P01'*T*N 


RANK AND NAMll. 






rank and name. 










RATED. 


1890. 






rated. 


1890. 


1 


Boston, 


1822, 


448,477. 


16 


Taunton, 


1864, 


25,448. 


2 


Worcester, 


1848, 


84,655. 


17 


Gloucester, 


1873, 


24,651. 


3 


Lowell, 


1836, 


77,696. 


18 


Newton, 


1873, 


24,379. 


4 


Fall River, 


1854, 


74,398. 


19 


Maiden, 


1881, 


23,031. 


5 


Cambridge, 


1846, 


70,028. 


20 


Fitchburg, 


1872, 


22,037. 


6 


Lynn, 


1849, 


55,727. 


21 


Pittsfield, 


1889, 


17,281. 


7 


Lawrence, 


1853, 


44,654. 


22 


Quincy, 


1888, 


16,723. 


8 


Springfield, 


1852, 


44,179. 


23 


Northampton 


1883, 


14,900. 


9 


New Bedford, 


1847, 


40,733. 


24 


Waltham, 


1884, 


14,707. 


10 


Somerville, 


1871, 


40,152. 


25 


Chicopee, 


1890, 


14,050. 


II 


Holyoke, 


1873, 


35,637. 


26 


Newburyport, 


1851, 


13,907. 


12 


Salem, 


1836, 


30,801. 


27 


Marlborough, 


1890, 


13,805. 


13 


Chelsea, 


1857, 


27,909. 


28 


Woburn, 


1888, 


13,400. 


14 


Haverhill, 


1869, 


27,412. 


29 


Everett, 


1892, 


11,968. 


15 


Brockton, 


1881, 


27,294. 


30 


Medford, 


1892, 


11,769. 



THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEElIi. 



PRESIDEN rS OF THE UNITED STATES. 



George Washington, 1789 to 1797. 
John Adams, 1797 to 1801. 

Thomas Jefferson, 1801 to 1809. 

James Madison, 1809 to 1817. 

James Monroe, 1817 to 1825. 

John Quincj Adams, 1825 to 1829. 
Andrew Jackson, 1829 to 1837. 

Martin VanBuren, 1837 to 1841. 
Wm. H. Harrison, Mar. 1841, to 

April 6 1841. 
John Tjler, April 7, 1841 to 

March 4, 1845. 
James K. Polk, 1845 to 1849. 

Zachary Taylor, Mar. 5, 1849 to 

July 9, 1850. 
Millard Fillmore, July 10, 1850 to 

March 4, 1853. 



Franklin Pierce, 1853 to 1857. 

James Buchanan, 1857 to 1861. 

Abraham Lincoln, Mar., 1861 to 

Apr. 14, 1865. 
Andrew Johnson, Apr. 15, 1865 to 

Mar. 4, 1869. 
Ulysses S. Grant, 1869 to 1877. 

Rutherford B. Hayes, 1877 to 1881. 
James A. Garfield, Mar., 1881 to 

Sept. 19. 1881. 
Chester A. Arthur, Sept. 20, 1881 

to Mar. 4, 1885. 
Grover Cleveland, 1885 to 1889. 
Benjamin Harrison, 1889 to 1893. 
Grover Cleveland, 1893 to 



GOVERNORS OF MASSACHUSETTS. 



John Davis, 1834 to 1835. 

Edward Everett, 1836 to 1840. 

Marcus Morton, 1840 to 1841. 

John Davis, 1841 to 1843. 

Marcus Morton, 1843 to 1844, 

George N. Briggs, 1844 to 1851. 

George S. Boutwell, 1851 to 1853. 

John"^H. Clifford, 1853 to 1854. 

Emory Washburn, 1854 to 1855. 

Henry J. Gardner, 1855 to 1858. 

Nathaniel P. Banks, 1858 to 1861. 

John A. Andrew, 1861 to 1866. 



Alexander H. Bullock, 1866 to 
William Claflin, 1869 to 

William B. Washburn, 1872 to 
William Gaston, 1875 to : 

Alexander H. Rice, 1876 to 
Thomas Talbot, 1879 to : 

John D. Long, 1880 to : 

Benjamin F. Butler, 1883 to 
George D. Robinson, 1884 to 
Olive^r Ames, 1887 to : 

John Q^ A. Brackett, 1889 to : 
William E. Russell, 1891-to - 



THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 



SELECTMEN OF LAWRENCE. 



1847. 

William Swan. Charles F. Abbott, 
Nathan Wells, James Stevens, 
Lorenzo D. Brown. 

1848. 

Daniel J. Clark, Charles F. Abbott, 
Wm. D. Joplin, Levi Sprague, 
John M. Smith. 



1849. 

Charles F. Abbott, Levi Sprague, 
Isaac Fletcher. 

1850. 

Artemas Parker Jr.. William Gile, 
William R. Page. 

1851-2 

William R. Page, Levi Sprague, 

Joseph Norris. 



MAYORS OF LAWRENCE. 



1853 Charles S. Storrow. 

18.54 Enoch Bartlett. 

18.55 Albert Warren. 

1856 Albert Warren. 

1857 John R. Rollins. 

1858 John R. Rollins. 

1859 Henry K. Oliver. 

1860 Daniel Saunders Jr. 

1861 James K Barker. 

1862 William H. P. Wright. 

1863 William H. P. Wright 

1864 Alfred J. French. 

1865 Milton Bonney. 

1866 Pardon Armington. 

1867 Nathaniel P. H. Melvin. 

1868 Nathaniel P. H. Melvin. 

1869 Frank Davis. 

1870 Nathaniel P. H. Melvin. 

1871 Smith B. W. Davis. 

1872 Smith B. W. Davis. 

1873 John K. Tarbox. 



1874 John K. Tarbox. 

1875 Robert H. Tewksbury. 

1876 Edmund R. Hayden.' 

1877 Caleb Saunders. 

1878 James R, Simpson. 

1879 James R. Simpson. 

1880 James R. Simp.son. 

1881 Henry K. Webster. 

1882 John Breen. 

1883 Tohn Breen. 

1884 John Breen. 

1885 James R. Simpson, 

1886 Alexander B. Bruce. 

1887 Alexander B. Bruce. 

1888 Alvin E. Mack. 

1889 Alvin E. Mack. 

1890 Tohn W. Crawford. 

1891 Lewis P. Collins. 

1592 Henry P. Doe. 

1593 Alvin E. Mack. 



THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 



THE VOTE FOR MAYOR. 



1853— C. S. Storrow, whig, 577 
Dana Sargent, dem., 484 

Scattering, 21 

1854 — Enoch Bartlett, dem., 651 

Geo. W. Benson, whig, 529 

James D. Herrick, ind., 67 

Scattering, 12 

1855— Albert Warren, k. not'g, 1037 
Elkanah F. Bean, dem., 81 
Nathan W. Harmon, whig, 82 
Scattering, 7 

1856— Albert Warren, k. not'g, 758 
John R. Rollins, ind., 386 

1857— John R. Rollins, ind., 801 
Thomas Wright, whig, 570 
Scattering, 6 

1858— John R. Rollins, ind., 720 
Nathan'l G. White, dem., 76 
Scattering, 4 

1859— Henry K. Oliver, rep., 886 
Dan'l Saunders Jr., dem, 589 
Scattering, 5 

1860— Dan'l Saunders Jr., dem, 820 
John R. Rollins, rep., 646 

1861— James K. Barker, rep., 967 
Benj. F. Watson, dem., 567 
Scattering, 3 

1862— Wm. H. P. Wright, rep., 805 
Nath'l G. White, dem., 506 
James K. Barker, rep., 87 

1863— Wm. H. P. Wright, rep., 759 
N. P. H. Melvin, dem., 632 

1864— Alfred J. French, rep., 720 
John Beetle, dem., 615 

1865 — Milton Bonney, rep., 762 

Nicholas Chapman, dem., 270 

1866 — Pardon Armington, rep., 894 
Nath'l G. White, cit., 828 

l867— N. P. H. Melvin, dem., 959 
Lemuel A. Bishop, rep., 831 



1868— N. P, H. Melvin, dem., 1406 
Frederick Butler, rep., 668 

1869— Frank Davis, reo., 1551 

N. P. H. Melvin, dem., 1396 

1870- N. P. H. Melvin, dem., 1518 
John B. Atkinson, rep., 1363 

1871— S. B. W. Davis, rep., 1665 
John J. Doland, dem., 1522 

1872— S. B. W. Davis, rep., 1726 
John J. Doland, dem., 1604 
Daniel Hardy, pro., 55 

1873— John K. Tarbox, dem., 1959 
S. B. W. Davis, rep., 1685 

1874— John K. Tarbox, cit., 2211 
Scattering, 24 

1875- R. H. Tewksbury, rep., 2396 
N. P. H. Melvin, dem., 1555 

1876— E. R. Hayden, dem., 2162 
William S. Knox, rep,, 1843 

1877— Caleb Saunders, dem., 2283 
A. A. Currier, rep., 2010 

1878— James R. Simpson, rep., 2365 
Caleb Sarunders, dem., 1795 

1879— James R. Simpson, rep., 2087 
Thos. F. Tucker, dem., 1519 
H. W. K. Eastman, gr., 443 

1880— James R. Simpson, rep., 2341 
John K. Tarbox, dem., 2006 

1881- Henry K. Webster, rep., 2556 
John Breen, dem., 2363 

1882— John Breen, dem., 2932 

Wm. T. McAlpine, rep., 2363 

1883— John Breen, dem., 2934 

Charles U. Bell, rep., 2656 

1884— John Breen, dem., 3062 

Charles U. Bell, rep., 2582 

1885- James R. Simpson, rep., 3052 
A. B. Bruce, dem., 2425 



THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 



THE VOTE FOR MAYOR CONTINUED. 



1SS6— A. B. Bruce, dem., 2961 

Byron Truell, rep., 2302 

1SS7— A. B. Bruce, dem., 2559 

P. B. Robinson, rep., 1972 

Daniel Hardy, pro., 94 

1888— Alvin E. Mack, rep., 3177 

D. F. McCarthy, dem., 2521 

1889— Alvin E. Mack, rep., 3530 

A. B. Bruce, dem., 2332 



1890— J. W. Crawford, dem., 2914 

Alvin E. Mack, rep., 2815 

1891— Lewis P. Collins, rep., 3418 

D. F. McCarthy, dem., 2766 

C. R. Lawrence, pro., 57 

1892- Henry P. Doe, dem., 3448 

Lewis P. Collins, rep., 3025 

1S93— Alvin E. Mack, rep., 3627 

Chas. G. Rutter, dem., 3457 



THE VOTE ON LICENSE. 



1881— Yes, 3158 
1882— Yes, 3427 
1883— Yes, 3158 
1884— Yes, 2441 
1885— Yes, 2380 
1886— Yes, 2529 



No, 1858. 

No. 1319. 

No, 968. 

No, 878, 

No, 1232. 

No, 1346. 



1887— Yes, 2460 
1888— Yes, 3708 
1889— Yes, 2792 
1890— Yes, 3326 
1891— Yes, 3182 
1892— Yes, 2965 



No, 2688. 
No, 1937, 
No, 2393. 
No, 2656. 
No, 3085. 
No, 4004. 



THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 



PRESIDENTS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL 



1853 [osiah Ossjood. 

1854 "*Isaac 'K.Gage, 

tLeonard Hoyt. 

1855 John C. Wadleigh. 

1856 William Hardy. 

1857 Thomas G. Peckham. 

1858 William P. Frost. 

1859 William D. Lamb. 

1860 Michael P. Merrill. 

1861 Eben T. Colby. 

1862 Lemuel A. Bishop. 

1863 Milton Bonney. 

1864 Wilbur Fisk Gile. 

1865 George S. Merrill. 

1866 George S. Merrill. 

1867 James H. Eaton. 

1868 John J- Doland. 

1869 John J. Doland. 

1870 Smith B. W. Davis. 

1871 Andrew C. Stone. 

1872 Lorenzo D. Sargent. 

1873 Lorenzo D. Sargent. 

* Resigned. 



1874 Daniel F. Dolan. 

1875 John L. Brewster. 

1876 John L. Brewster. 

1877 lames S. Barrie. 

1878 Henry K, Webster. 

1879 Henry K. Webster. 

1880 Merrill N. Howe. 

1881 Charles U. Bell. 

1882 Moses F. Hutch ins. 

1883 Eugene A. McCarthy. 

1884 Patrick F. Halley. 

1885 James G. Abbott Jr. 

1886 Michael F. Sullivan. 

1887 Richard H. Fox. 

1888 Frederick M. Libbey. 

1889 William E. Bradbury. 

1890 George W. Hall. 

1891 Charles F. Sargent. 

1892 'John P. Kane. 

tFrank J. Whalen. 

1893 Harry R. Dow. 

t To fill vacancy. 



CHIEFS OF POLICE. 



Nathaniel Ambrose, 
James D. Herrick, 
Nathaniel Ambrose, 
Harvey L. Fuller, 
Leonard Stoddard, 
Chandler Bailey, 
Joseph H. Keyes, 
John S. Perkins, 
George W. Potter, 
Edmund R. Hayden, 
Noah Parkman, 
John W. Porter, 
Chandler Bailey, Jan. 
Chase Philbrick, Aug. 



1847 to 1849. 


James E. Shepard, 


1870 to 1871 


1849 to 1850. 


Chase Philbrick, 


1871 to 1873 


1850 to 1852. 


Lyman Prescott, 


1873 to 1875 


1853 to 1854. 


Jas. M. Currier, Jan. 


to Aug. 1875 


1854 to 1855. 


M, Batchelder, Aug 


1875 to 1877 


1855 to 1856. 


James T. O'Sullivan, 


1877 to 1878 


1856 to 1857. 


Moulton Batchelder, 


1878 to 1881 


1857 to 1859. 


Hiram R. Neal. 


1 881 to 1882 


1859 to 1860. 


James T. O'Sullivan, 


1882 to 1885 


1860 to 1861. 


Hiram R. Neal, 


1885 to 1886 


1861 to 1862. 


James T. O'Sullivan, 


1886 to 1888 


1862 to 1864. 


Clinton P. Vose, 


1888 to 1891 


to Aug. 1864. 


John Sheehan, 


1891 to 


1864 to 1870. 







THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 



CHIEF ENGINEERS OF FIRE DEPARTMENT, 



James D. Herrick, 1849 to 1851. 

Samuel I. Thompson, 1851 to 1852. 

William M. Kimball, 1852 to 1853. 

Luther Ladd, 18.54 to 1857. 

Lorenzo D. Sargent, 1857 to 1858. 

Luther Ladd, 1859 to 1862. 

Benjamin Booth, 1862 to 1868, 

George K. Wiggin. 1868 to 1870. 

Luther Ladd, 1871 to 1873. 



Albert R. Brewster, 1873 to 1875 
Melvin Beal, 1875 to 1877 
Dennis WhoUey, 1877 to 1878 
William E. Ileald, 1878 to 1884 
Michael F. Collins, 1884 to 1885 
Zachary T. Merrill, 1885 to 1891 
F. L. Calderwood, Jan. to June, 1891 
Melvin Beal, Ju ne, 1891 to 



TOWN AND CITY CLERKS. 



G. W. Benson, 
Benjamin Bordman, 
William Morse, 
George R. Rowe, 
Walter R. Rowe, 



1853. 
1854. 

1855 to 1856. 

1856 to 1874. 
1875 to 1877. 



James E. Shepard, 
Timothy Kane, 
William T. Kimball. 
Timothy F. O'Hearn, 
William T. Kimball, 



1877 to 1884 

1884 to 1885. 

1885 to 1892. 

1892 to 1893. 

1893 to . 



SUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOLS. 



James D. Herrick, 
George Packard, 
Henry F. Harrington, 
Henry K. Oliver, 
Joseph L. Partridge, 
Gilbert E. Hood, 



Harrison Hume, 
George A. Littlefield, 
John L. Brewster, 
George E. Chickerinj 
William C. Bates. 



CLERKS OF POLICE COURT. 



William H. Parsons, 
William H. P. Wrigb.t, 
Edgar J. Sherman, 
Charles E. Briggs, 



Henry L. Sherman, 
Jesse G. Gould, 
Ilenry F. Hopkins, 
William F. Moyes. 



PJSTVJASrERS OF L.AVVRENCE 



Geo. A. Waldo, Sept. 7, 1846 to 1849. 
William Pierce, Aug., 1849 to 1850. 
Nathaniel Wilson, 1850 to 1853. 

Benjamin F. Watson, 1853 to 1861. 



George S. Merrill, 
Patrick Murphy, 
Lewis G. Holt, 



1861 to 1887- 
1887 to 1891- 
1891 to 



lO 



THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 



STATE SENATORS SINCE 1874. 



Horace C. Bacon. 
John K. Tarbox. 
George L. Davis, 
Byron Truell, 
Jacob Emerson, 
Andrew C- Stone, 
John A. Wiley, 



1874. I James O. Parker, •18S3-'S4. 

1875. iSTewton P. Frje, ISS."?. 

1876. I Samuel B. Locke, 1886 
1877-78. ' Edward F. O'SuUivan, 1S87-'S9. 

1879. I William T. McAlpine, 1888. 

18S0-'S2. Joseph M. Bradley, 1890-'91. 

1881.1 Richard A. Carter, lS92-'93. 



REFHESENTATIVES SINCE 1873. 



ohn K. Tarbox, 
Robert Bower, 
Patrick Sweeney, 
Henry J. Couch, 
William S. Knox, 
Patrick Murphy, 
Byron Truell, 
Edwin Ayer, 
Levi Emery, 
John C. Sanborn, 
Timothy Dacey, 
Melvin Beal, 
Michael Rinn, 
Abel Webster, 
Joseph J. Nichols, 
Jesse Moulton, 
Henry P. Danforth, 
Daniel Donovan, 
Edward P. Poor, 
Thomas Scott, 
Dennis Gilmartin, 
Dennis A. Sullivan, 
Jonathan D. Boothman, 
John B. Campbell, 



1874. 


Daniel F. Dolan, 


1880. 


1874. 


Samuel M. Davis, 


1883. 


1874. 


Edward F. O'Sullivan, 


]884-'85. 


1874. 


[ohn H. Staftbrd, 


] S84-'89, 


1875. 


Richard T. Butler, 


1884. 


1875. 


John F. McQueeney, 


1885 -'86. 


1876. 


James Murphy, 


lS85-'86. 


1877. 


Milton B. Townsend, 


1885-'86. 


77-78-79. 


Michael Carney, 


lS87-'88. 


1877. 


Timothy F. O'Hearn, 


I8S6-'S7. 


1877. 


Harry M. Eames, 


1887-'88. 


1878. 


William J. Hinchliffe, 


lSS7-'88. 


1878. 


Michael F. Sullivan, 


1SS8-'S9. 


1879. 


John F. Howard, 


1889'-90. 


79-'80-'81. 


Phineas W. Haseltine, 


lSS9-'90. 


1879. 


John O'Brien, 


1890-'91. 


1880-'84. 


Richard A. Carter, 


1890-'91. 


1881. 


Frank McAnally 


1891 -'92. 


1881. 


William Cannon, 


1891-'92. 


1881. 


Dennis E. Halley, 


1892-'93. 


1882-'83. 


William H. Hart, 


1892. 


1882-'83. 


Thomas A. Brooks, 


1893. 


1882. 


John Haigh, 


1893. 


1882. 


James H. Derbyshire, 


1893. 



THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 



II 





POPULA- 








SCHOOL 


S-EAR. 




VALUATION. 


TAX RATE. 


POLLS 






TION. 








CHILDREN 


1845 


150 







33 


51 


1846 


1,160 


••# 700,000 




142 


123 


1847 


3,577 


1,719,240 


.§ 3.50 


497 


403 


1848 


5,949 


3,814,426 


4.20 


1,321 


620 


1849 


7,225 


5,730,741 


3.90 


2,318 


1089 


1850 


8,282 


5,942,926 


4.90 


2,249 


1308 


1851 


9,000 


6,407,160 


5.90 


2,542 


1593 


1852 


10,500 


6,374,385 


5.30 


2,514 


1600 


1853 


12,147 


6,937,160 


7.00 


3,066 


1869 


1854 


14,951 


8,842,915 


7.00 


3,366 


2167 


1855 


16,081 


9,954,041 


7.80 


3,659 


2508 


1856 


16,800 


10,483,725 


7.60 


3,525 


2792 


1857 


17,800 


10,228,400 


8.20 


3,898 


3021 


1858 


15,300 


10,249,009 


8.40 


2,962 


2610 


1859 


16,000 


10,022,947 


7.20 


3,057 


2702 


i860 


17,639 


10,584,023 


8.40 


3,609 


3171 


1861 


18,400 


10,769,615 


8.80 


3,906 


3210 


1862 


18,500 


10,777,920 


9.00 


3,378 


3310 


1863 


19,750 


10,939,450 


11.20 


3,282 


3384 


1864 


20,500 


11,074,430 


12.60 


3,692 


3495 


1865 


21,678 


12,793,273 


13.50 


4,147 


3613 


1866 


23,750 


13^478,285 


13.50 


5,250 


4026 


1867 


26,000 


14,684,000 


17.20 


5,714 


4462 


1868 


26,500 


15,570,000 


13.50 


5,960 


4359 


1869 


28,000 


16,647,000 


13.50 


6,336 


4665 


1870 


28,921 


17,912,507 


17.20 


6,506 


4846 


1871 


29,000 


18,552,000 


16.80 


6,625 


4856 


1872 


31,000 


20,703,693 


15.80 


7,000 


4847 


1873 


33,000 


21,687,732 


16.00 


7,557 


5141 


1874 


33,800 


22,918,775 


16.20 


7,728 


5385 


1875 


34,016 


24,117,373 


17.60 


8,120 


5648 


1876 


35,000 


23,903,958 


19.00 


8,026 


5634 


1877 


36,000 


23,902,537 


16 60 


8,139 


6088 


1873 


37.500 


23,744,017 


15.00 


8,542 


6668 


1879 


38,600 


23,088,897 


16.40 


8,707 


6836 


1880 


39,151 


24,142,724 


16.80 


9,024 


6865 


1881 


38,264 


25,348,620 


16.00 


10,023 


7143 


1882 


37,950 


26,277,223 


16.60 


10,435 


6698 


1883 


38.241 


26,932,560 


16.60 


10,735 


6896 


1884 


38,523 


27,369,095 


16.80 


10,538 


7177 


1885 


38,862 


27,144,050 


16.60 


9,981 


6947 


1886 


39,012 


27,165,500 


16.40 


9,067 


7277 


1887 


39,297 


28,324,373 


17.80 


10,129 


7758 


1888 


40,116 


28,971,979 


16.00 


10,702 


7923 


1889 


42,418 


29,649,947 


15.20 


11,140 


8293 


1890 


44,654 


30,476,223 


14.80 


11,499 


8545 


1891 


45,180 


31,520,273 


14.80 


12,018 


8776 


1892 


45,616 


32,527,937 


16.80 


12,328 


9005 


1893 


46,204 


33,207,372 


16.80 


12,946 


9059 



12 THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 



ALDERMEN OF LAWRENCE. 



1853. George D. Cabot, Edmund B. Herrick, Alvah Bennett, Albert Warren, Walker Flan- 

ders, Samuel S. Valpey. 

1854. Albert Blood, Samuel Gould, Monoram F. Cram, David Wentworth, Elkanah F. Bean, 

Charles F. Abbott. 

1S55. John B. Atkinson, Wadleigh Goodhue, Joseph W. Kimball, Elbridge Josselyn, Benja- 
min Osgood, Gorham P. Higgins. 

i8s6. Wyllis G. Eaton, William H. Fernald, Artemas Parker, Jr., Elbridge Josselyn, * Cyrus 
Hutchinson, f Elkanah F. Bean, Gorham P. Higgins. 

iSS7- Wvllis G. Eaton, Aaron Ordway, William H, Boardman, Amasa Bryant, Cyrus Wil- 
liams, Nicholas G. Paul. 

1858. Samuel S. Crocker, Aaron Ordway, Artemas Harmon, Amasa Bryant, Clark L. Aus 

tin, Nicholas G. Paul. 

1859. Eben L. Chapman, John S. Stafford, George A, Fuller, Joseph Norris, Oliver Bryant, 

James D. Herrick. 
i860. Nathaniel P. H. Melvin, Reuben W. French, Nathaniel G. White, Williaiii H. Bridge- 
man, John Gale, Joseph N. Gage 

1861. Morris Knowles, Hezekiah Plummer, Artemas W. Stearns, William Thomas, Archi- 

bald McFarlin, Menizies C. Andrews. 

1862, John C. Hoadley, William R. Spalding, Samuel M. Stedman, Thomas S. Stratton, 

Luther Ladd, Menizies C. Andrews. 

1563. James Byrom, James A. Treat, Joshua Pillsburyjr,, Albert Emerson, Samuel B.Kim- 

ball, John Q_, A. Burridge. 

1564. Morris Knowles, Milton Bonney, James Payne, William Thomas, Alfred Lang, John 

(^ A. Burridge. 
1865. William A. Russell, Joseph Norris, James Payne, William Thomas, Alfred Lang John 

Q_. A. Burridge. 
1S66. Richard R. Harriman, John Beetle, John D. Glidden, George W. Sargent, Daniel 

Hardy, Wilham Smith. 

1867. Nicholas Chapman, George A. Walton, John D. Glidden, Albert Emerson, Samuel M. 

Davis, William Smith. 

1868. Nicholas Chapman, Hezekiah Plummer, Alfred A. Lamprey, John Kiley, Samuel M. 

Davis, William Smith. 

1569, John R. Rollins, Parker C. Kirk, James H. Eaton, George Littlefield, Samuel M. Da- 

vis, Warner Bailey. 

1570. Marcus S. Dodge, John R. Perry, James Payne, John Hart, William Bower, Alonzo 

Winkley. 
1871. Aaron A. Cnrrier, Hezekiah Plummer, James Payne, James A. Treat, George Lamb, 

William F. Cutler. 
1S72. Aaron A. Currier, Hezekiah Plummer, James Payne, James A. Treat, George Lamb, 

Edwin Ayer, 

1873. Marcus S. Dodge, Chailes T. Emerson, Alfred A. Lamprey, Michael Carney, Nathaniel 

P. H. Melvin, Caleb Saunders. 

1874. Daniel B. Webster, Benjamin F. Chadbourn, Moses Perkins, Matthew Carney, John 

France, Fred W. Taylor. 



THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. I3 



ALDERMEN OF LAWKENCE — CONTINUED. 

1875. Thomas Clegg, Hezekiah Plummer, Abel G. Pearson, Dyer S. Hall, Chailes Smith. 
Edwin Ayer. 

1576. Thomas Clegg, Lurandus Beach, Jr., Albert R. Field, Edwin Lyford, William P. Clark, 

Jesse Moulton. 

1577. Pardon H. Armington, David T. Porter, Hector P. Linn, Peter Hnlihan, John H. Pres- 

cott, II John B. Howard, -J- Silas H. Loring. 
1S7S. Thomas Clegg, James G. Abbott, Joseph Shattuck, George Sanborn, Luther Ladd, 

Silas H. Loring. 
1879. Henry P. Danforth, James G. Abbott, John F. Cogswell, George Sanborn, John Aber- 

cronibie, William T. McAlpine. 

iSSo. Marcus W. Copps, Phineas B. Robinson, Henry B. Dyer, J, Clinton White, Samuel 
Smith, William T. McAlpine. 

iSSi. Henry P. Danforth, Henry Dolbier, Henry B. Dyer, Henry P. Doe, Samuel Smitli, 

Caleb Saunders. 
1SS2. Henry B. Thompson, Henry Dolbier, Abiel Morrison, James W.Joyce, Samuel Barrett, 

Caleb Saunders. 
1883. Henry B. Thompson, C. Henry Schoenland, Abiel Morrison, James W. Joyce, George 

A. Lindsay, William T. McAlpine. 

1554. Henry B. I hompson, C. Henry Schoenland, Patrick Ford, James W.Joyce, Alexander 

B. Bruce, Patrick A. Lenane. 

1555. George L. Gage, William E. Gowing, Henry B. Dyer, Henry A. Buell, James C. Brown 

Nathan A. Holt. 

1886. Samuel Knowles, Samuel W. Fellows, David Cahill, James J. Stanley, Edward Mc- 

Cal>e, William Luscomb. 

1887. Samuel Knowles, William E. Gowing, D. Frank Robinson, John Russell, James W. 

Joyce, Nathan A. Holt. 
1SS8. Thomas Clegg, Charles T. Main, Cliarlus H. Davis, George I. Haeberle, Franklin But- 
ler, John Hartley. 

18S9. Thomas Clegg, Charles T. Main, Charles H. Davis, George I, Haeberle, Franklin But- 
ler, John Hartley. 

iSqo. Frederick M. Libbey, Charles T. Main, George B. Elliott, Arthur A. Bailey, Otis Free- 
man, Jr., Lewis P. Collins. 

1591. George W. Hall, August Stiegler, Andrew F. Shea, George S. Junkins, Otis Freeman 

Jr., Lewis P. C611ins. 

1592. James H. Martin, Richard W. Doyle, Josiah S. Whitehouse, William J. Butler, Daniel 

Gallagher, John W. Bolton. 

1893. Herman Bruckmann, Fred N. Abbott, George H. Kittredge, George S. Junkins, Ezra 
W. Hodgkins, Richard W. Ellis. 



Resigned. f To fill vacancy. || Died. 



H 



THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 



THE CITY DEBT, JANUARY 1, 1893. 



Municipal, $281,408 64 

Ordinary Citv— 1855, 80,000 00 
SewerLoan, S.R.V. I., 300,000 00 
Union St. Bridge loan, 65,000 00 
Water Works Loan, 1,103,406 41 



Gale's Hill Improve- 
ment Loan, $ 40,000 00 
Water St. Sewer Loan, 60,717 55 



Total Debt, 



$1,940,432 60 



MUNICIPAL MEETINGS. 

Mayor and Aldermen, second and fourth Monday evenings of each 
month, at 8 o'clock. 

Common Council, first and third Wednesday evenings of each month, 
at 8 o'clock. 

School Committee, last Thursday evening of each month, at 8 o'clock 
in the High School building. 

Water Board, the last business day of each month, at 8 p. m., in the 
basement of the City Hall. 

Board of Fire Engineers, last Monday eveining of each month, at 
No. 5 engine house, Lowell street. 

Overseers of the Poor, last Friday evening of each month. 

The office hours of the City Clerk, City Treasurer and Collector of 
Taxes, and the City Auditor are from 9 a. m. to 3 p. m., and 7 to 8, Tuesday 
evenings. Those of the Superintendent of Schools froin 7.45 to 8.30 a. m., 
11.15 a. m. to 12.15 p. m., and 4 to 5 p. m. Wednesdays from 7 to 8 p. m. 



CITY DEPARTMENTS PAY DAYS. 

Regular Monthly Pay Day — the eighth of each month. 

School teachers are paid on the Wednesday or Saturday, whichever pre- 
cedes the eighth of the month, except before the summer vacation. 

Salaries and pay-rolls of firemen, payable quarterly, will be settled on 
the first regular monthly pay day of the month following. 

Pay rolls for day laborers are made up to Saturday night of each 
week, and paid on the Tuesday following. 



THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 15 



CORPORATIONS, 



THE ESSEX COMPANY. 

Incorporated March 20, 1S45, with a capital stock of $1,000,000. The 
stockholders organized April 16, 1845, by the choice of Abbott Lawrence as 
president, and Charles S. Storrow, treasurer and general agent. 

E.vcavations for the dam across the Merrimac river were commenced 
August 1, 1845, and the first stone laid September 19th of the same year. 
The structure is 1629 feet in length, and the average height of masonry 
above the bed being 32 feet, it is capable of furnishing mill powers equiva- 
lent to 10,000 horse power. 

This Company built the north canal which is 5,330 feet long, being 100 
feet wide at the inlet and narrowing down to 60 feet at its outlet. Water was 
let into this canal for the first time November 29, 1847, and December 10 of 
the same year was utilized as a mill feeder. The first important application 
of power was February 24, 1848, when water from the canal started the main 
wheel in the Bay State mills. The turbine wheel in the Essex Company's 
machine shop was first started Dec. 5, 1848, and that of the Atlantic Cotton 
mills, May 10, 1849. 

The Essex Company also engineered and built for owners or sold to 
them the Atlantic Cotton mills. Upper Pacific, Pemberton and Duck mills; 
also the Lawrence Machine Shop, besides constructing the reservoir on 
Prospect hill, building the Andover bridge over the Merrimack river, the 
lumber dock on Water street, the south canal, and other important enter- 
prises, which have largely promoted the growth and prosperity of Lawrence. 

The capital stock was subsequently increased to $1,500,000 but later 
reduced to $500,000 by cancelling its shares from tunds received from sales 
of land, mills and water power. 

Abbott Lawrence held the office of treasurer until his death in 1855, and 
J. Wiley Edmunds chosen his successor. Charles S. Storrow has served as 
treasurer and agent from the first organization to the present time. The 
cashiers have been George D. Cabot, Hon. John R. Rollins, Henry H. Hall, 
and Hon. Robert H. Tewksbury, the present incumbent. The chief engin- 
eer is Hiram F. Mills. 



l6 THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 



THE LAWRENCE MACHINE SHOP. 



Early in 1S46, the Essex Company established a machine shop in the 
Essex Yard on its own account. The same year it commenced the erection 
of the stone buildings bounded- by Union, Canal and Garden streets, now 
owned and operated by the Everett Mills corporation. The new company 
was named the Lawrence Machine Shop, and work commenced on the 
foundry building July 10, 1846. The capital stock of this corporation was 
$750,000, in shares of $75 each. The stone buildings were completed in the 
fall of 1848, and the machinery first set in motion Dec. 5th of that year. 

While operated by the Essex Company, Caleb M. Marvel was superin- 
tendent, and after its conveyance to the new company, ( I^awrence Machine 
Shop,) Samuel Batchelder became president; J. H. W. Page, treasurer; 
Gordon McKay, agent, and John C. Hoadley, superintendent, — the latter 
becoming agent in 1854. 

The manufacture of locomotives was a specialty in this shop, although 
anything in iron work was done there. .Several hundred skilled machinists 
were employed in building locomotives, which were considered to be equal 
to those of other manufacture. The Hoadley portable engines were first 
made in these shops; also the first steam fire engine, and the McKay sewing 
machines. The business depression of 1857 proved fatal to this heretofore 
prosperous corporation, causing the shops to be shut down for a period of 
two years, when the land and buildings were sold for a nominal sum to the 
Everett mills corporation. The machinery was removed and sold, %\hile the 
buildings were reconstructed internally and fitted up with cloth-producing 
machinery. 



BAY STATE MILLS. 



These structures were laid out April 11, 1846, and building actuallv 
commenced on the foundations June 7, 1846. The water wheel of the river 
mill was first set in motion Feb. 24, 1848. The buildings comprised 4 mills 
and a dye house, the third of the three central mills not being finished until 
1850. Woollen goods, then new in American manufacture were first pro- 
duced, and in 1848 all-wool plaid shawls, known as the " Bay State Shawls," 
were successfully woven, 315,000 of which were produced in 1850. The 
manufacture of felt carpets was attempted, but with unsatisfactory results. 
The other products of these mills prior to 1857 were fine woollen plaids unci 
cassimeres. 



THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 1 7 

This corporation failed during the period of the financial panic of 1857' 
and two years later the buildings, machinery and dwelling houses were sold 
to the Washington Mills corporation, formed largely of creditors of the Bay 
State mills. 

Samuel Lawrence was treasurer and general agent of the corporation 
during its existence. The first agent was M. D. Ross, who was succeeded by 
Samuel Webber. Later Capt. Oliver H. Perry filled the position of general 
manager from 1850 to 1857, his successor being Capt. Gustavus V. Fox, who 
was afterwards assistant secretary of the navy. Alfred P. Clark held the po- 
sition of paymaster during the entire period of the corporation's existence. 



WASHINGTON MILLS. 



This company was granted its charter by the legislature in 1858, 
and organized with a capital of $1,650,000, Joseph S. Fay being treasurer 
and agent. The mill property was that formerly belonging to the Bay State 
mills. Operations were commenced by the new corporation in 1859, part ot 
the machinery having been supplanted by that used in the manufacture of 
cotton and worsted goods. The mill buildings used by the Bay State have 
been demolished or burned and a large new six-story building erected on the 
site. The products are fancy cassimeres for men's wear, twilled blue flannel 
coatings, and opera flannels. The corporation was re-organized in 1886 with 
a cash capital of $2,000,000, and the manufacture of worsted yarns, men's 
wear, cloakings, dress goods, and overcoatings commenced, employing 
3000 operatives in September, 1893. 

The treasurers have been Joseph S. Fay, Joshua Stetson, Henry F. Coe 
and Frederick Ayer. Gustavus V. Fox, Edward D. Thayer, William H. 
Salisbury, Thomas Sampson, F. H. Jealous and E. P. Chapin have been the 
local agents, and William M. Wood its present manager. The selling 
agent is S. J. Weaver, 74 and 76 Worth street. New York city. 



LAWRENCE DUCK COMPANY. 



This mill was incorporated in 1852 and commenced operations the fol- 
lowing year. The original owners were Albert Fearing, Isaac Thatcher and 
David Whiton. Its capital stock is $300,000, and the products are sail duck, 
duck for rubber belting and hose, paper makers' cotton felt, tent, duck and 
sail twine. Isaac Hayden was the first agent, and Willard B. Hayden, pay- 
master. The present officers are Aaron Hobart, treasurer; William A. Bar- 
rell, agent; F. G. Davis, Boston, and S. M. Marshall, & Co., Chicago, sell- 
ing agents. 



l8 THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 



ATLANTIC COTTON MILLS. 



This extensive and flourishing corporation was organized Feb. 3, 1846, 
with an authorized capital of $1,500,000. The mill was constructed in three 
divisions, ground having been broken for No. 1 mill, June 9, 1846, in which 
the wheels were started up for the first time, May 10, 1849, and the first cloth 
woven the same month. No. 2 mill was started up Sept. 4, 1849. and ground 
broken for the No. 3, or central mill, Feb. 15, 1850. The machinery for the 
latter building was made at the Lawrence Machine Shop. The first cotton 
for any of the Lawrence mills was received Jan. 12, 1849, by the Atlantic cor- 
poration and the first cloth woven the following May. All the buildings, 
water-ways and wheel-pits were constructed by the Essex Company. 

The corporation has suffered from financial causes previous to 1876, when 
the capital stock was reduced from $1,500,000 to $1,000,000, the stockholders 
surrendering five shares of old stock for one of the new, virtually reducing 
the old stock to $300,000, but adding $700,000 in cash to the new capital of 
$1,000,000. This action resulted in a new era of prosperity which has con- 
tinued since that time. 

Abbott Lawrence was the first president of the company. The treasur- 
ers have been Charles S. Storrow, William Gray, William Gray, Jr. , and 
William Hooper, the present incumbent. Gen. Henry K. Oliver served as 
agent until 1859, his successors being Joseph P. Battles and W. F. Sherman. 

PEMBERTON COMPANY. 

What was formerly known as the Pemberton Mills was incorporated in 
1853, and two years later operations wei-e commenced in the manufacture of 
varied assortment of staple cotton goods in the si.x-story mill which 
had been erected. Almost from the start the mill was operated at a loss ow- 
ing to the depressed condition of the market, and was obliged to suspend 
operations from 1857 to 1858. In February, 1859, David Nevins and George 
Howe of Boston purchased the plant and machinery, boarding houses and 
stock for $325,000, the name of the new firm being changed to the " Pember- 
ton Manufacturing Company," and continued as such until Jan. 10, 1860, 
when the mill fell at ten minutes before five o'clock in the afternoon, burying 
600 persons in the ruins, of whom 89 were burned to death or killed, 17 died 
from injuries, 43 others severely injured, and 2 disabled for life. 

The same year the mill was rebuilt hy David Nevins, George Blackburn 
and Eben Sutton, the controlling owners, and has since been known as 
the " Pemberton Company," the first president being Mr. Nevins. Henry S. 
Shaw, 82 Chauncy street, Boston is treasurer, and Fred E. Clarke, agent. 
The capital stock is $450,000, and the mill operates 27,000 spindles, 870 looms 
and employs about 550 females and 200 males. 



TME LAWRENCE GA5JETTEER. I9 



PACIFIC MILLS. 



This large, prosperous and enterprising corporation ranks among the 
foremost of manufacturing concerns in the world, which bv sagacious man- 
agement, coupled with a spirit of enterprise on the part of its officials, has 
achieved that success of which but a few other corporations of a similar 
magnitude can boast. The company was incorporated in IS53, but previous 
to that time (May 24, 1S52) grounds were broken for the foundation of the 
upper mill by the Essex Company which erected the main mill. The first 
foundation stone was laid June 1, 1S52, at the south-east corner of the main 
mill structure. 

When the mills were started up in 1855, it was the intention of the 
company to confine its productions to ladies' dress goods from either wool 
or cotton wholly, or combined, and machinerj^ adapted to that purpose was 
procuied, including the needed appliances for a print works and dye house. 
The expense of such an undertaking necessitated an increase in the cap- 
ital stock, which was raised to $2,500,000. The corporation enjoyed a short 
era of prosperity until the panic in 1857. Meanwhile the president, Abbott 
Lawrence, and the treasurer, Jeremiah S. Young, had died, and with these 
misfortunes, coupled with the panic, the stock of this corporation, the par 
value of which was $1,000 a share, was sold as low as $75 during those dark 
days, but since then have sold for upwards $2800 each in open market. 

George H. Kuhn succeeded Mr. Young as treasurer, but his term of ser- 
vice was brief, and was succeeded by J. Wiley Edmunds, who ser^■ed 22 years 
as treasurer, until his death in 1877. Much of the prosperity of the Pacific 
mills is largely due to the foresight and shrewdness of its selling agents, 
James L. Little & Co., and its late treasurer, Mr. Edmunds. During the war 
from 1861 to 1864 the Pacific mills enjoyed a remarkable era of prosperitj', 
when the machinery in the mills in other manufacturing places were idle, 
and gradually increased to such an extent that in 1877 there were 65,000,000 
yards of cloth produced by these mills. 

In 1864 the Central Pacific mill was built, and four years later the Lower 
mill was erected and started up. The mills have 180,000 cotton and worsted 
spindles, and 6900 looms, and employ 2500 males and 3100 females when in 
full operation. It requires the fleeces of 650,000 sheep to furnish a week's sup- 
ply of wool, and $400,000 worth of dyestuffs are used annually. 

William C. Chapin was made superintendent of the print works July 10, 
1853, and two years later appointed local agent and manager, but resigned 
in 1881, and was succeeded by John Fallon, then superintendent of the print 
works. The present agent is Walter E. Parker, who has filled that position 
since 1818 The treasurer is Henry Saltonstall, and Lawrence & Co., selling 
agents. The goods produced are calicos, lawns, shirtings, delaines, armures, 
alpacas, coburgs, serges and other varieties of worsted goods. 



20 THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 



ARLINGTON MILLS 



In 1857, Abial Stevens developed the banks of the Spicket river so as to 
form a water power hy building a dam west of Broadway and constructing a 
a dike north to Ingalls' hat factory in Methuen, the latter being rebuilt in 
1867. The old wooden building used by Mr. Stevens as a piano case manu- 
factory was sold by him, and later used as a hat factory, and at a more recent 
period by a flax-cotton manufacturing company in making rugs and carpets. 
These were followed by the Berkeley mills, and later by a batting mill which 
lost heavily by a fire. 

The Arlington mills were incorporated in 1865. In October, 1866, the 
the wood mill building and machinery were totally destroyed by fire. It was 
rebuilt of wood in 1867 when the capital stock was increased from $200,000 
to $240,000. A re-organization was effected in 1869, and the name changed 
from the "Arlington Woollen Mills" to the "Arlington Mills." The capi- 
tal was further increased in July, 1876, to $320,000 and later to $500,000. 

Since the wooden mill has been replaced by a substantial brick structure 
another brick mill fronting on Broadway and Chalmers street has been built, 
also a two-story brick building south of the Spicket river, used for weaving. 
In 1885 a cotton mill was bnilt on Ingalls street, Methuen. The company 
was the first to successfully manufacture jblack alpaccas, mohairs and bril- 
liantines in the United States. The corporation employs over 2500 persons. 

The first agent was Jno. Craven, who was s ucceeded by Robert Red- 
ford. The goods which are now made in these mills are ladies' worsted and 
cotton dress goods, fine worsted and cotton yarns and harness twine. The 
selling agents are Harding, Marshall & Co., of Boston. 



EVERETT MILLS. 



This company was incorporated in 1860. It had previously purchased 
the Lawrence Machine Shop property, having fifteen acres of land within its 
enclosure. It was formed under the auspices of Samuel Batchelder, with a 
capital of $800,000, and in June, 1860, commenced the manufacture of dress 
goods, ginghams, and a general variety of cotton fabrics, the demand for 
which has necessitated the addition of three large mill buildings, and the 
company now has 60,000 spindles, 1400 looms, and employs 600 males and 
650 females, and is capable of producing 200,000 yards of cloth per week, the 
goods manufactured being cottonades, cheviots, dress goods, denims, etc. 

George C. Richardson & Co., of Boston were the first selling agents ; 
Samuel Batchelder, treasurer, and D. D. Crombie, agent. Mr. Crombie's 
successors have been John R. Perry, David M. Ayer, Charles D. McDuffie 
{ind Fred C. McDufiie. Geor S. Sillsbee is the treasurer. 



■fHE LAWRENCE GAZEl^TEER. H 



RUSSELL PAPER COMPANY. 



In 1853, A. &, A. Norton and the Lawrence Paper Co. purchased mill 
powers at the foot of the north canal to carry on the business of manufac- 
turing paper. The next year William Russell started a mill on a small scale. 
Later, Samuel S. and Daniel P. Crocker and Salmon W. Wilder erected 
mills and carried on business for several years. 

In 1S64, the Russell Paper Company was organized with Hon. William 
A. Russell as treasurer, having a capital stock of $200,000. While it makes 
the manufacture of fine news, cap, manilla and blotting paper a specialty, it 
co:itrols a patent for converting wood pulp as an important ingredient for 
p ; t r stock, and besides the mills in this city the Company owns others in 
N-,.- -lampshire, Vermont and other places. 



WRIGHT MANUFACTURING COMPANY. 



In TS'K Algernon S. Wright, an overseer in the Atlantic Cotton mills 
with Artemas W. Stearns and Dr. Alfred J. French formed a partnership for, 
the manufacture of woollen yarn and leased a mill for that purpose. Later 
the project was abandoned, and at Mr. Stearns' suggestion, the mill was 
equipped with suitable machinery for making braids. Starting with 50 
braid inachines, the number has been increased to 900, and 150 persons find 
employment in producing a large variety of mohair and other braids. The 
company was incorporated in 1874 with a capital of $60,000, and organized 
by the choice of Dr. French as president, A. S. Wright, superintendent, and 
A. W. Stearns, treasurer. The building owned by the company is 250 feet 
long and four stories high, fronting on Island street. The officers are A. W. 
Stearns, treasurer; C. Swift, superintendent, and W. L. Warden, clerk. 

STANLEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY. 



The original buildings owned by this company were built by Gordon 
McKay for the manufacture of the McKay sewing machines. The Stanley 
Manufacturing Company was incorporated in March, 1882, with a capital of 
$100,000. A. P, Tapley was chosen president, and F. F. Stanley, treasurer. 
Two lai-ge new brick buildings have been added to the plant, wherein nearly 
200 men are employed in the manufacture of McKay sewing machines, the 
McKay and Bigelow heeling machines, the McKay and Copeland lasting 
machines, and a general line of shoe machinery. M. V. B. Paige is the res- 
ident agent, and Charles E. Hardy, paymaster. 



22 THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 



LAWRENCE WOOLLEN COMPANY. 



Capt. Oliver H. Perry and others in 1863 built a brick mill, three stories 
high on Union street, extending from Island street to the Merrimack river. 
The capital stock was $150,000, the shares being $100 each, The mill com- 
menced operations in 1854 in producing woollens, cloakings, suitings, opera 
flannels, shawls, etc. George P. Upham was treasurer, and Wendall, Fay & 
Co., selling agents. The mills were purchased by Philips & Kunhardt in 
1886, and have since been operated by that firm in the manufacture of wool- 
len goods. The New York office is at 54 and 56 Worth street. 



LAWRENCE GAS COMPANY. 



This corporation was formed in 1849, Vi'ith a small capital, but in 1867 it 
was increased to $400,000. The original plant was built by the Essex Com- 
pany and the Bay State mills at their joint expense. Gasometers were 
erected on Marston and Valley streets. The company was incorporated 
Feb. 14, 1848. James J. Storrow was president for many years, and was 
succeeded by Hon. George L. Davis. 

The company has recently purchased the plants of the Lawrence Elec- 
tric Lighting Co,, and the Edison Electric and Illuminating Co., and by 
combining these, control practically the lighting system in Lawrence, North 
Andover and Methuen outside of the lai-ger mills, besides supplying electric 
power for mills, shops, printing offices, etc. The superintendents have been 
Henry G. Webber, Richard R. Harriman, Hannibal H. Church and C. J. R. 
Humphreys, the latter being the present agent. The president is N. H. 
Emmons of Boston, and Gardiner P. Gates, treasurer. 



MONROE FELT AND PAPER COMPANY 



This company is located in South Lawrence. It was incorporated in 
1881, with a capital of $60,000. They manufacture ingrain wall papers of 
their own invention which have found an extensive sale; also carpet, manil- 
la and roofing paper — producing about twelve tons daily. Hon. William T. 
McAlpine is agent, and Henry T. Hall, treasurer. 



THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 2^ 



ARCHIBALD WHEEL COMPANY. 



This company was incorporated in 1871, with a capital of $60,000, for 
the purpose of manufacturing iron-hubbed wheels by the Archibald patent 
process. A large building on West street was erected and fitted up with the 
most improved machinery, and the excellence and durability of these wheels 
soon gained for them a world-wide reputation, which they continue to main- 
tain. Four-fifths of the wheels used on steam fire engines in this country 
are of that manufacture, and to a considerable extent have been adopted by 
the United States government. The officers are E. A. Archibald, president 
and agent; Hezekiah Plummer, treasurer, and E. H.Archibald, superin- 
tendent. Wheels for express, truck and farm wagons are also manufac. 
tured by this corporation. The capital stock is now $90,000. 



J. M. HORNE & SONS COMPANY. 



About IS7S, John H. Home commenced the manufactureof paper-mill 
machinery on a limited scale in a shop near the foot of the north canal, but 
the excellent qualities of the machines produced by him won the patron- 
age of paper manufacturers to such an extent that in 1885 a large two-story 
brick building was erected by Mr. Home on the east side of the Boston & 
Maine railroad tracks, opposite the South Lawrence passenger station, and 
which was subsequently enlarged. The firm of J. H. Home & Sons Co. was 
incorporated in 1SS8, with a capital of $125,000. The officers are John H. 
Home, president; John E. Home, treasurer, and B. F. Home, superinten- 
dent. 



EMMONS LOOM HARNESS COMPANY. 



In 1874, Thomas A. Emmons erected a building on May street in which 
he began the manufacture of loom harnesses, and which has become one of 
the leading industries in the western part of the city. When the factory 
building was erected it was thought to be sufficiently large to accommodate 
the business for many years, but in 1885 it was found necessary to enlai-ge it 
to nearly twice of its original size. Until the suspension of operations in 
most of the large mills, in the summer of 1893, the firm employed about 125 
persons steadily. The company was organized in 1884, G. B. Emmons being 
president, and T. A. Emmons, treasurer and manager. 



24 THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 



OTHER INCORPORATED ENTERPRISES. 



The Bacon Paper Company, incorporated in 1863, was founded by 
Jerome A. Bacon, and located on Marston street, power being furnished from 
the north canal. Its productions are machine and super-calendered flat cap 
and book paper; also news and colored paper, producing six tons daily. H. 
M. Knowles is president; J. A. Bacon, treasurer, and J. A. Ripley, superin- 
tendent. 

Farwell Bleachery. Incorporated, 1886, with a capital of $200,000. 
The bleachery and dye house are located on the bank of the south canal and 
about 100 persons are employed there. The establishment has a capacity of 
producing monthly 1,500,000 yards of bleached goods and 500,000 yards of 
colored goods. The oflicials are J. B. Ayer, president; John W. Farwell, 
treasurer, and Kirk W. Moses, superintendent. 

Globe Worsted Mills. Incorporated, October, ISSO, the capital 
being $30,000. The mill is located on Allen street, and manufactures wors- 
ted carpet yarns of all descriptions, also, worsted yarns of all grades, colors 
and mixtures, noils of all kinds and tops for roller lapping. Thomas Clegg 
is treasurer, and Samuel Robinson, agent. 

Lawrence Line Company' Incorporated, 1881 ; capital, $50,000 The 
articles produced are braided and laid cotton, linen and silk fish lines; also, 
bleached and unbleached chalk lines. H. F. Mills is president; L. S. Mills, 
treasurer, and Joseph Marston, clerk. 

L. Sprague Company. Manufacturers of bobbins, spools and shut- 
tles at the factory on Lowell street. The company was established in 1864, 
in a small wooden building, which has given way to a large two-story brick 
structure, wherein about 150 men are employed. The officers are William 
E. Heald, president, and Enoch F. Coburn, treasurer. 

Merrimac Paper Company. Incorporated in 1881, with a rapltrl of 
$100,000. The production is mainly confined to newspaper, engine e'zed 
cap paper, book and envelope paper, producing about eleven tons dail\' A. 
N. Mayo is president and treasurer, and Charles S. Mayo, superinteiu'ent. 

Prospect Worsted Mills. Incorporated, 1891, the capital strr1< '^e- 
ing $150,000. Fine worsted yarns are produced in the company's mill en 
the south canal. Samuel Robinson is president and treasurer. 

[Note. — Other local unincorporated industrial establishments are men- 
tioned elsewhere in this work.] 



IMPORTANT EVENTS IN LAWRENCE. 



THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 27 



IMPORTANT EVENTS IN LAWRENCE. 



1S45. Apr. 16. Organization of the Essex Company. 

Aug. 1. Excavations made for the foundations of the Essex Compa- 
ny's dam, across the Merrimack, river, on the Methuen shore. 

Sept. 1. The frame of the first dwelling house in Lawrence raised at 
No. 2 Turnpike street. 

Sept. 19. The first stone in the dam laid. 

Oct. — The first store opened, on the south side of the Merrimack 
river, by Josiah Crosby. 

1846. Jan. 1. Dr. Moses L. Atkinson, the first physician in Lawrence, 

opened an office on Turnpike street, 

Apr. 28. First sale of land by the Essex Company. 

June 9. Ground broken for the foundation of the Atlantic mills. 

June 24. The first drug store opened by Nathaniel Wilson, 

June 25. The frame of the Essex Company's saw mill raised, near 
the head of the north canal. 

July 10. The first stone of the Essex Company's foundry laid. 

Aug. 1. Organization of the Merrimack Congregational Society. 

Aug. -. The Lowell and Andover railroad incorporated, with W. E. 
Livingston, president. 

Aug. 12. Work was commenced on the first brick building in Law- 
rence, at the corner of Canal and Hampshire streets. 

Aug. LS. The Lawrence Aqueduct Company organized with $50,000 
capital, with the object of obtaining water from Haggett's pond. 

Aug. -. The Merrimack Total Abstinence Society was formed with 
James Whiting, president, and Nathaniel Ambrose, secretary. 

Dec. 4. Timothy Osgood opened the first boarding house in Law- 
rence, in one of the Essex Company's houses. 

1847. Jan. 13. The name of this place (Merrimack) changed to Lawrence. 
Jan. 17. The first Universalist preaching service held in Merrimack 

hall, Rev. Thomas Whittemore, officiating. 
Mar. 1. Nathaniel Ambrose opened the first private school in Law 

rence, in the Essex Company's building on Turnpike street, which 

was later removed to the " Plains." 
Apr. 26. The so-called "Black House riot " occurred on Water street. 
May 27. Ground was broken for the Bay State bank building at the 

corner of Essex and Lawrence streets. 
June 12. The Lawrence fire department organized. 
Aug. 26. The first hand engine company, known as " Rough and 

Ready," No. 2, was formed, with J. H. Ham, foreman. Previously 

the Essex Company had procured a small engine, " Essex," No. 1, 

which was manned by its employes until purchased by the town. 



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1847. O.ct. 19. The coffer dam in the Merrimack river gave way when two 

of the workmen were drowned. Capt. Charles H. Bigelow, the 
constructing engineer, and others were more or less injured. 

Nov. 17. The corner stone of the Haverhill st. M. E. church laid. 

Nov. 20. Syphon hand engine, No. 3, was placed in service. 

Dec. 20. A daring attempt made to rob the Essex Company's safe. 

Dec. 20. Henry K. Oliver appointed agent of the Atlantic mills. 

Dec. 22. Rev. George H. Clark ordained pastor of the Universalist 
church. 

1848. Feb. — The Essex Comaany's hotel on Turnpike street, near Tre- 

mont, opened under the management of T. J. Coburn. 

Mar. 18. The machinery in the Bay State mills first started up. 

Apr. 15. The first brick laid on No. 2 Atlantic mill. 

June 6. Steamer Lawrence, with a delegation of citizens made its 
first trip from Lawrence to Newburyport and return. 

June 8. Hon. William Stevens appointed justice of the police court- 
July 4. First public celebration in Lawrence. 

July 25. The Lawrence Protection Company, for fire service, was 
organized with Artemas Parker Jr., foreman; also, a hook and lad- 
der company, L. M. Wright, foreman. 

Sept. 8. Father Theobold Mathew delivered a temperance address on 
the common. 

Dec. 15. An anti-slavery convention was held in Odd Fellows' hall, 
on Hampshire street, James M. Buftam of Lynn, presiding. 

1849. Feb. 10. Dr. Moses P. Clark and his wife were arrested for procur- 

ing abortion on the person of Miss Catherine L. Adams of Lynn, 
and Darius Taylor held as an accessory to the crime. 

Feb. 6. The Lawrence Brass Band, Mr. Taft, leader, was organized. 
Of the original members, but three, D. Frank Robinson, J. Clinton 
White and Dr. David T. Porter now reside in this city. Mr. Rob- 
inson succeeded Mr. Taft as leader in May, 1856. 

May — The Lawrence Light Infantry organized. 

1850. Apr. 22. A dastardly attempt was made to blow up the house of 

Daniel Saunders at the corner of Turnpike street and the Lowell 
road, by placing a keg of powder on the doorstep. 
Aug. 9. Caleb B. Hill and another young man, were arrested on a 
charge of arson, and each held in $800 for further trial. 

Oct. 4. The Manchester and Lawrence railroad leased to the Con- 
cord railroad. 

Nov. 25. Horace Greeley lectured before the Lawrence ^theneum. 

1851. July 4. General celebration ; Charles E. Stanley, chief marshal. 

1852. July 6- Homer A. Cooke succeeded J, F. C Haves as publisher of 

the Lawrence Courier. 
Sept. 20. The Essex County agricultural fair held in Lawrence for 
the first time. While firing a salute in honor of the occasion, Hen- 
ry Nelson had both hands blown off. 



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1853. Feb. 7. Thomas Francis Meagher visited Lawrence. 

Mar. L The land on the north-east corner of Essex and Appleton 

streets was purchased by the Central Congregational church 
Mar. 5. The city charter adopted. 

July L The Lawrence Courier commenced to be issued semi-weekly. 
July 4. General celebration. 

July IL The salaries of the city officers were established as follows : 
City clerk, $800; treasurer, $300; marshal, $600; street commis- 
sioner, $300, 

Aug. 1. The corporations paying the largest taxes were assessed the 
following sums : Bay State mills, $10,080; Atlantic mills, $9,950.22; 
Essex Company, $6,644.41 ; Lawrence Machine Shop, $4,200; Pa- 
cific mills, $1,740; Lawrence Duck Company, $770; Lawrence Gas 
Company, 385 ; Boston & Maine railroad, $371. The tax rate was 
$7 per $1000 valuation. 

Oct. 17. The flag staft", now on the common, was raised at the Gar- 
den street engine house. 

1854. Jan. 5. Chandler Bailey chosen city marshal. 

June 14. The store of Stillman Towne,.on Essex street, robbed of 
$3000 worth of silks. 

July 8. A small-sized riot occurred, caused by the display of a 

flag " Union down," from a building on Oak street 
July 4. General celebration. 

Aug, — The Lawrence Bridge Company incorporated. 
Sept. 27. The Essex County agricultural fair held in this city. 
Oct. 1. The Pacific mills bell rung for the first time. 

Oct. 3. Thomas B. Perkins of Salem 'appointed keeper of the house 

of correction in this city. 
Oct. 4. Rev. Henry F. Harrington assumed the editorship of the 

Lawrence Courier. 
Dec. 24. A committee of citizens chosen to form a relief society. 
Dec. 26. The Lawrence Provident Association was organized by the 

choice of John C. Hoadley, president, and R. S. S. Rust, secretary. 

1855. Jan. 1. There were 116 men discharged rom the Bay State mills for 

lack of work. 

Mar. 22. The Rough and Ready hand engine company disbanded, 
and the following day another company was formed with AlonzoK. 
Currier, foreman. 

Apr. 7. The first number of the Lawrence Republican issued. 

Mar. 13. Rev. George Packard chosen superintendent of schools. 

July 4. General celebration; B. F. Watson, chief marshal. 

Aug. 20. The piano forte case factory of Abiel Stevens & Sons was 
closed permanently. 

Aug. 21. The Merrimack River Lumber Company advertised its 
plant for sale. 

Sept. 1. The Lawrence Sentinel plant purchased by Geo. A. Gordon. 

Oct. 23. The first number of the "True American," a Know Noth- 
ing organ, published by George W. Sargent & Co. 



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1855. Dec. 10. Oliver King, Samuel White and William C. Ajer were 

arrested for the robbery of $50,000 belonging to the U. S. govern- 
ment from Livingston & Wells express Co., and for which offence 
each served a long term in prison in Detroit, Mich. 

1856. Jan. 16. John B. Fairfleld, principal of the South Grammar school, 

resigned that position 
May 13. Syphon 3 engine house, on Oak street, partially burned. 
May 28. Gen. H. K. Oliver made several gifts to the High school. 
July 13. Syphon engine company. No. 3, disbanded. 
July 15. Mayor Warren authorized to purchase for the city the Essex 

hand engine for $400. 
July 30. A Fremont club organized with John C. Hoadley, president. 
Sept. 6. Samuel J. Pike, principal of the High school, resigned. 
Oct. 30. A mass meeting held in the City Hall to devise means for 

aiding the sufferers in Kansas. 
Oct. — Col Thomas H. Benton addressed a meeting in the City Hall. 
Nov. 5. The locomotive " Gov. Weare " exploded its boiler near the 

Haverhill street crossing, killing engineer Judkins and the fireman- 
Nov. 28. The Pacific house on Common street opened as a hotel. 
Dec. 16. Owen Brady, slater, killed by a fall from the City Hall roof. 

1857. Apr. 2. W. H. Farrar, principal of the Oliver school, resigned. 
June 29. The census returns returns showed 1925 voters in this city. 
July 20. Benjamin Bordman assumed the editorial management of 

the Lawrence Sentinel. 
Aug. 11. Work commenced in excavating for the Common pond. 
Aug. 22. The house of John Cole, 90 Summer st., struck by lightning. 
Oct. 5. The True American, the Know Nothing organ in Lawrence, 

ceased its existence. 
Oct. 29. Gen. N. P. Banks addressed a meeting in the City Hall. 
Nov. 25. George P. Wilson appointed general agent of the Lawrence 

Provident Association. 

1858. Feb. 15. Minnehaha division, Sons of Temperance, instituted. 
June 30. The steamer Merrimac made its trial trip on the river. 
July 24. The steam fire engine built in the Lawrence Machine Shop 

was completed and a trial made with three local hand engines. 
July 28. Clement & Cressey awarded the contract to build the court 

house, whose bid was $21,264. 
Aug. 5. Work commenced on the " One Hundred Associates" brick 

building, now known as Ordwaj' block. 

1859. Jan. 1. The Washington mills company organized. 

Jan. 13. The Lawrence Courier property sold to John E. Harriman. 
Jan. 13. Rev. Martin J. Steere assumed the pastorate of the Univer- 

salist church. 
Mar. 3. George P. Wilson chosen city missionary. 
Mar. 19. Heavy freshet, doing considerable damage. 



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THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 35 

1SS9. Apr. 3. Rev. Jonathan J. Brajton, the deposed pastor of the Univer- 
salist church, commenced holding a series of Sundav meetings in 
City Hall. 

July 4. Celebration; B. F. Watson, chief marshal. 

July 20. The Lawrence Machine Shop property sold for $660,000. 
1860. Jan. 10. The Pemberton mills fell at 4.48 p. m., burying about 600 
persons in the ruins- ( See Pemberton mills, page 18.) 

Jan. 20. George S. Merrill purchased the Lawrence American plant. 

July 5. The Pemberton Manufacturing Co. received from the insur- 
ance companies $93,375, or 22 1-2 per cent, of its total insurance on 
its mill property before the building fell. 

July 7. Pacific steam fire engine. No. 1, arrived and placed in service. 

Aug. 1. Essex hand engine company disbanded on account of inter- 
nal dissensions. 
1S61. Apr. IS. The Warren Light Guard, Co. F, and Lawrence Light In- 
fantry, Co. I, of the Sixth regiment, started for the seat of war. 

Apr. 15. A mass meeting held in the City Hall which was addressed 
by Hon. Daniel Saunders, Maj. B. F. "Watson, John K. Tarbox, 
George S. Merrill, Thomas A. Parsons and others. 

Apr. 16. The city government voted to appropriate $5000 to aid the 
families of those members of the Lawrence soldiers who had gone 
away that morning en route to Washington. 

Apr. 22. The Lawrence ph^'sicians voted to tender their professional 
services gratuitously to the families of the Lawrence soldiers of the 
Sixth regiment. 

Apr. 23. Another large mass meeting held in the City Hall. 

April 27. A Home Guard company formed in this city. 

May 1. Two companies recruited in this city which were later Com- 
panies F. and K. of the 14th i-egiment. 
May 2. The funeral services over the remains of Sumner H. Need- 
ham, of Co. I, Sixth regiment, and killed in the Baltimore riot, 
were held in the City Hall. 

Aug. 2. Companies F. and I. of the Sixth regiment returned home 
and were tendered a grand ovation. 

Aug. 15. The residences of Nathaniel White and Thos. S. Stratton 
were entei-ed by burglars who stole articles valued at $1000. 

Apr. 15. The Bay State bank offered $5,000 to the government. 

July 25. The Atlantic mills suspended operations for a short time, 

Aug. 7. The two companies of the 14th Mass. reg. left Lawrence. 

Sept. 2. W. J. Rolfe resigned as principal of the High school. 

Sept. 4. A small strike occurred among the help in the Pacific mills 

Oct. 3. Charles B. Melvin sold the Franklin house to A. C White- 
1862. Mar. 6. The Atlantic steam fire engine purchased by the city. 

June 4. The Tiger steam fire engine arrived here. 

June 4. Luther Ladd and John C. Hoadley resigned as aldermen, and 
Samuel B. Kimball and James Byrom cliosen at a special election. 
- Aug. 20. John R. Rollins authorized to raise a military company. 

Oct. 29. John B. Gough lectured in the City Hall. 



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1863. Apr. 28. A fair held in the City Hall under the auspices of the com- 

mittee of " One Hundred and Fifty." 
Apr. — Gen. George B. McClellan and wife visited Lawrence. 
May 30. The Sixth regiment, ( nine months, ) returned home. 

July 9. The first draft made in Lawrence when 103 names were 
drawn. 

Sept. 8. The dry goods firm of Bailey & Truell dissolved, and Mr. 
Truell opened a store in his building now 249 Essex street. 
Sept. 23. A firemen's muster in this city. 
Oct. 12. Syphon hand engine sold to the town of llopkinton, N. H. 

1864. June 1. The ofiicers of the Russian fleet in Boston visited the Pacific 

mills. 

June 16. A meeting of the enrolled citizens of Lawrence was held to 
devise means of avoiding drafts and filling the quota. 
July 1. Capt. E. J. Sherman authorized to raise a company for three 

months' service near Washington, D. C. 
July 14. Capt. Sherman's company went into camp at Readville. 
Aug. 10. City Marshal Chandler Bailey with Officers Federal B. 

Ham and John S. Perkins dismissed from the police force. 
Sept. 27. The Essex county fair held in this city. 

Oct. 30. The funeral services over the remains of Capt. ^oseph W. 
Kimball were held in the City Hall. 

1865. May 4. The committee of the enrolled men of Lawrence made a re- 

port that $27,884 had been raised, of which $20,834 were paid by 
individuals and the balance from the corporations. The payments 
had been $24,256.84 in bounties, $168 in contributions, and $3,050 
borrowed on conditional loans, returned. 

July 4. Public celebration ;JJames Carey, chief marshal. While fir 
ing a salute William Sharrock had both arms blown off. 

July 6. The Fourth Light Battery organized with Henry M. Mcln- 

tire, captain, Frank Annan and George G. Durrell. lieutenants. 
July 17. Robert Gunning arrested for attempting to shoot ofiicers 

Pingree and Boardman. 
July 23. 23. James D. Kent, a newspaper confidence man, arrested, 

and required to furnish bail in $5000. 
Aug. — Gen. U. S. Grant with his family and staff visited Lawrence 

and were tendered a banquet in the Citj' Hall. 
Sept. — Michael Harrington, James O.Brien, John Flanagan, Frank 

Smith and Michael O'JBrien were arrested in this city, charged with 

a murderous assault on Sheriff" Howe and Joseph Butler in Groton. 
Nov. 9. The Lawrence Temperance Association organized. 
Dec. — The store of William A. Bolkcom robbed of $3000 worth of 

goods in the night time. 

1866. Jan. 25. The Bonney Light Battery armory completed. 

May 5. Henry L. Sherman, clerk of the]Police Court, resigned and 
Charles E. Briggs appointed^as his successor. 

June 15. About 100 stand of arms, purchased'.by the two local Feni- 
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1866. July 7. Mrs. Betsey B. Rogers Was arrested on a charge of starving a 

a child named Charles Caton in her house on what has since been 
called " Starvation alley," between Essex and Common streets, be- 
low Jackson street. Evidence was produced showing that she had 
been entrusted with the care of nine other children not her own. 

July 15. James Stephens, C- O. I. R. , visited Lawrence. 

Aug. 28. William A. Bolkom arrived home from New Jersey, where 
he recovered a portion of the goods stolen from his store, and se- 
cured the arrest of William H. Chase and a Mrs. Whitney for com- 
mitting the theft. Both were convicted and sentenced to five years 
in the State prison. 

Sept. 11. Thomas Mudgett, a saloon keeper, was arrested for pass- 
ing counterfeit money, and held in $2500 to the U. S. court. 

Oct. 17. Gen. N. P. Banks addressed a meeting in the City Hall. 

1867. May 21. The McKay sewing machine works were started up. 

Oct. 21. Ground broken for the horse railroad. The track from 

Methuen village to the Everett mills was completed Nov. 20. 
Nov. 15. The street letter boxes introduced here 
Dec. 13. St. Vincent DePaul conference organized. 

1868. Feb. 5. The High school building dedicated. 
Feb. 7. Dedication of the orphan asylum. 

Mar. 1. An organ costing $2,500 placed in the Free Baptist church. 

Mar. 6. The books and other property of the Franklin Library As- 
sociation were transferred to the public library. 
Mar. 17. St. Patrick's day celebration; H. Turbett, chief marshal. 

Mar. 20. Charles A. Colby, cashier of the Bay State bank, resigned. 

Mar 29. Death of Rev. Father Taaffe. 

Apr. 15. The Lawrence Flour mills were started up. 

May 14. Eben L. Chapman arrested on a charge of conspiracy with 
N. H. Banfield, to defraud the latter's creditors. 

June 26. The Arlington mills dam gave way. 

July 20. The Eagle and American commenced to be issued daily, 

Aug. 1. The bridges over the Merrimack river were made free. 

Aug. 20. The Montgomery Guards of Boston gave an exhibition 
drill in the City Hall. 

Aug. 25. Hon. Anson Burlingame and the Chinese embassy visited 
the Pacific and Washington mills. 

Sept. 2. The name of Turnpike street changed to Broadway. 
1869- Jan. 21. The citizens of Ward 5 held an indignation meeting to con- 
demn the action of Mayor Davis in refusing to appoint James T. 
Boardman as a regular police officer. 

Mar. 20. Five horses owned by Stevens Dockham were drowned in 
the north canal. 

Apr. 19. The eighth anniversary of the passage of the Old Sixth 
regiment through Baltimore was celebrated in this city, 

May 20. The Lawrence Riding Park Association organized. 



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1869. May 25. Four boys, James Collins, Dennis Sullivan, Patrick Kenne- 

dy and Charles McCarthy, while boating on the Merrimack river, 

were carried over the dam. Collins and Sullivan were drowned and 

the others rescued with much difficulty. 
July 25. The fire alarm telegraph system completed. 
Aug. 1. A ten-hour meeting, addressed by Charles Cowley, Lowell, 

Ira Stewart, Boston, and Thomas Webb of P'all River was held In 

the City Hall. 

Sept. L Gilbert E. Hood elected register of deeds for the Northern 
Essex district, 

Sept. 10. The Essex convention of the Female Suft'rage Association 
held in the City Hall, which was addressed by William Lloyd Gar- 
rison, Julia Ward Howe and Rev. Gilbert Haven. 

1870. Jan. 5. Thomas McLaughlin arrested for poisoning a valuable horse 

owned by John W. Porter, and held in $7500 for trial. 
Feb. — The Lawrence Cornet Band organized. 

Mar. 21. The Knights of St. Patrick organized, John J. McDcrmott 
chosen the first commander. 

Apr. 6. The Augustinian Society of this city organized with pow- 
er to hold real estate. 

Aug. 20. The alterations in the City Hall completed. 

Oct. 12. An extensive celebration by the Essex county Odd Fellows 
was had in this city. 

Oct. 20. The residence of Sidney A. Jewett, 136 Haverhill street, 
was entered in the night by Patrick Daley, who fired a shot at Mr. 
Jewett. Daley was arrested and sentenced to a long term in prison. 

1871. Feb. 29. Timothy Dacey elected captain of Co. I, Sixth legiment. 
Mar. 17. St. Patrick's day parade; Thomas Cornelie, chief marshal. 
Mar. 25 A reception was tendered to Gen. T. F. Bourke. 

Apr. 22. The Washington steam fire engine placed in service. 

May 21. William R. Scott and Miss Emma C. Home each took a 
dose of laudanum, furnished b}' Scott, with suicidal intent. Miss 
Home died, and Scott, who recovered, was convicted of murder in 
the second degree and sentenced to six j'ears in the State prison. 

June 3. Andrew J. Walker, owner of a dry goods store in Church 
block, was arrested for obtaining goods under false pretences. 

June 25. The Pemberton Mutual Life Insurance Co. was organized, 
with Dr. Alfred J. French, president. 

Aug. 12. The safe in the North Andover depot robbed. 

Oct. 5. Carroll Sanborn, a notorious burglar, was captured and 
fatally shot in South Lawrence by Police Officer J. F. Donovan. 

Oct, 19. The cases of fraud and conspiracy against Andrew J. Walk- 
er were tried in the Superior court, and Walker found guilty. 

Nov. 5. Nathaniel G. White elected president of the B. & M. R. R. 

1872. Jan. 2. James Keenan and Michael Bums were tried for the larceny 

of silks from S, F. Snell's dry goods store, and each held in $3000. 
Jan. 13 Jesse G. Gould appointed clerk of the Police Court in place 
of Charles E. Briggs, deceased. 



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1872. Jan. 16. Wm. H. Marrow succeeded Daniel Floyd as city messenger. 
Elbridge Josseljn, iron founder, attempted suicide. 

Saunders hall dedicated. 

The brick engine house on Garden street completed. 
A petition was sent to the legislature for the passage of an 
act to provide for a water supply. 
Feb. 20. Rev. George P, Wilson, city missionary, resigned. 
Mar. 17. St. Patrick's day parade; Capt. Dacey, chief marshal. 
May 7. A special election held. The vote on accepting the water act 
was 1298 in favor, and 830 against. For allowing the sale of beer, 
yes, 1204; no, 1136. 
May 13. The Bioadway Savings bank commenced business. 
May 14. The local board of underwriters was organized with A. V. 

Bugbee, president, and Albert D. Swan, secretary. 
June 18. E. P. Morse & Co. of Methuen failed, owing about $50,000. 
Oct. 17. Maurice F. Dearborn and Frank Kimball of Lawrence 
arrested for shooting at officers Cooper and Knight in Methuen. 

1873. Feb. 23. Rev. L. L. Wood, pastor of the Second Baptist church' 

tendered his resignation. 
Mar. 17, The aldermanic committee submitted their report on the 

alleged frauds in Ward Four at the previous city election. 
Mar. 19. The Everett Fire Insurance Company organized with an 

authorized capital of $200,000. 

Aug. 20. The hall of Needham post. No, 39, G. A. R., was formally 

dedicated. 
Oct. 23. William W. Lowell of this city was arrested for the murder 

of his wife in Lewiston, Me. 
Nov. 13. Ground broken for the reservoir on Tower hill. 

1874. Jan. 11. The armory of the Lawrence Light Infantry in Brechin 

block was dedicated. 
Mar. 9, Patrick Daley of this city, serving a life sentence in the 

State prison, attempted to escape from that institution. 
May 12. Rev. Joshua Coit installed pastor of the Lawrence Street 

Congregational church. 
Sept. 15. The chimney in the Pacific mills yard completed. 
Oct. 12. Parade and muster of the fire department, 
Dec. 28. James M. Fairfield arrested for assault on his wife, with 

alleged intent to kill, and was held in $10,000 for a future trial, but 

the case was subsequenth' settled outside of court. 

Dec. 29. Col. R. O. S. Burke of the Fenian army addressed a mass 
meeting in the City Hall. 

1875. Jan. 5. John R. Poor, conductor on the Boston & Maine railroad, 

had both legs cut off by the cars at Lowell Junction. 
Jan. 13. The enlargement of the jail building was finished. 
Feb. 10. Converse Hatch, proprietor of the Broadway hotel, was 

arrested on a charge of levying blackmail, and held in $6,000. 
Feb. 16. Franklin hook and ladder carriage was placed in service. 
May 1 About 20 dyers embployed in the Everett mills struck and 

were promptly discharged. 



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1875. June 7. Notices were posted in the Atlantic mills announcing a shut 

down from July 10 to Sept. 1. 

Julj 14. Andrew Loring and John Welch burned to death in a house 
near the reservoir. 

July 12. The Orange riot occurred. 

1876. Mar. 27. E. L. Hunkins, jeweler, arrested for burglary in John M, 

Richards' music store. 

July 4. Celebration of the 100th anniversary of independence. 
July 20. The directors of the horse railroad voted to extend the road 
to the south depot. 

Sept. S. The town of Methuen celebrated its 150lh anniversary. 
Dec. 4. Funeral of Rev. George Packard. 

1877. Jan. 25. Aaron N. Joy, overseer in the Pacific mills, arrested for 

falsifying the pay rolls in his department. 
Feb. 12. Strike of the engineers and firemen on the Boston &r Maine 
railroad. 

Feb. 27. Putrick Cunningham, 341 Chestnut street, arrested for in- 
cendiarism, and held in $1,500. 

Mar. 2. Chief Peter M. Arthur of the Brotherhood of Locomotive 
Engineers, addressed a public meeting in the City Hall. 

Apr. 11. The aldermen refused to appropriate $300 for the Memorial 
Day exercises. 

Apr. 22. Silas H. Loring elected alderman from Ward 6 in place of 
John B. Howard, deceased. 

Apr. 30. Hearing before the mayor and aldermen on the petition of 
the Lowell and Lawrence railroad to extend independent tracks to 
North Lawrence, which was granted the same day. 

May 28. Prof. Bell gave a public exhibition of the telephone work- 
ings in the City Hall. 

June 6. William H. Thompson, hair dealer, 93 Essex street, arrested 
for incendiarism, and held in $5,000 to the Superior court. 

June 18. Miss Bertha Von Hillern gave a 24-hour walking exhibition 
in the City Hall. 

July 1. Rev. George W. Perry, pastor of the Universalist church, 
tendered his resignation. 

July 7 Asaph W. Goodrich was arrested for committing an assault 
on three small children with a loaded shot gun, and held in $2,000 
to the Superior court. 

Sept. 25. The 57th annual exhibition of the Essex County Agricul- 
tural Society was held in Lawrence. 

Oct. 5. John Blake and Timothy Sullivan, noted house breakers, 
arrested by City Marshal O'Sullivan. 

Dec. 21. A reception was tendered Gen. James Shields in the City 
Hall by the citizens of Lawrence. 

1878. Jan. 7. Elihu W. Colcord was arraigned in the U. S. court on 
a charge of unlawfully opening the letters of E. Frank Pao-e. 

Jan. 13. The Lawrence Firemen's Relief Association formed, with 
A. R. Brewster, president. 



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THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 47 

1S78. Feb. 12. John Daley, Timothy Kennedy and Jeremiah McDonald 
arrested for larceny from Henry P. Doe's jewelry store. 

Mar. 1. Charles S. Whittier, town treasurer and collector in Methu- 
en, absconded with $12,000 of available funds. 

Mar. 11. Police Officers John S. Frost and George W. Libbey were 
before the committee on police, charged with hanging by the neck 
in the police station a colored boy named William Harris. 

Mar. 15. William Hyde, a ministerial student, arrested for gross and 
lewd immoral conduct. 

Mar. 25. A run was made on the Broadway Savings bank, it being 
caused by the rumor that $150,000 had been withdrawn. An exam- 
ination by a bank commissioner showed a shrinkage of $70,000 on 
the bank stock and mortgages. A temporary injunction, restrain- 
ing the bank from receiving further deposits, was applied for. 

Apr. 1. A run was made on the Essex Savings bank, which was of a 
short duration, as all depositors who desired to withdraw their 
funds were promptly paid in full. 

Apr. 5. Mrs. Mary C. Josselyn brought a suit for $5000 damages 
against Dr. Eugene S. Yates for alleged malpractice which it was 
claimed caused the death of her husband. 

Apr. 14. The trustees of the Broadway Savings bank deposited 
$100,000 with the savings bank commissioners as a guarantee fund 
to its depositors. 

May 12. The safe in the North Andover depot robbed of $132. 

May 16. George R. Waterman, formerly clerk in the Pacific mills 
counting room, was arrested for embezzling $100,000 from that cor- 
poration, for which offense he was sentenced to twelve years in the 
State prison. 

July 19. Dr. Sidney C Bancroft, dentist, and his assistant, Charles 
Swan, arrested for setting a fire in Simmons' block, and each held 
in $8000 for trial. 
Aug. 25. The steamers Kitty Boynton and Charles L. Mather came 
up the river to Lawrence for the first time with several barges of 
coal in tow. 

Sept. 4. Elder Daniel Carr and his paramour, Mrs. Louisa Spencer, 
arrested for adultery. 

Sept. 10- Rev. A. E. White installed as pastor of the Universalist 
church. 

Sept. 21. St. Thomas' church dedicated. 
1879. Jan. 1. Harrison Hume, superintendent of schools, resigned. 

Jan. 1. Edward Caufy, station agent at the north depot, resigned. 
Jan. 15. Capt. Samuel Langmaid brought a libel suit against the 
Eagle, claiming $5,000 damages. 

Mar. 16. The new passenger station at the head of Essex street 
opened to the traveling public. 

Mar. 20. The Arlington mills safe robbed of $24,000 by Moreland, 
Cass and Delaney. 

Apr. 1. Park S. Warren, principal of the Oliver Grammar school, 
resigned. 

Apr. 1. Mrs. Mary Josselyn was awarded $500 by the jury injher suit 
against Dr. Eugene S. Yates for malpractice. 



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LAWRENCE, MASb. 



JOHN FORD, ROGER FORD, PATRICK FORD. 



THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 49 

1879. May 13. A fair in aid of St. Anne's church was opened in Saun- 
ders hall. 
May 29. Beach's soap factory entered by burglars, one of whom was 
arrested and bound over in $10,000 to the Superior court. 

July 17. Postmaster General Key and other distinguished guests 
visited Lawrence and entertained by Congressman Russell. 

July 30. Prescott G. Pillsbury, cashier of the Lawrence National 
bank, was arrested for defalcation of $64,000 of the bank funds, for 
which he was sentenced to three years in the house of correction. 

Sept. 10. An extensive Odd Fellows parade occurred in this city; 
Alexander B. Bruce, chief marshal. 

Sept. IS. The Gate City Guards of Atlanta, Ga., visited Lawrence, 
being the guests of the Sherman Cadets. 

Oct. 20. Parade of the Lawrence fire department. 

Nov. 24. A mass meeting held I0 take action concerning the project 
to erect a soldiers' monument on the common. 
ISSO. Jan. 16. Charles Stewart Parnell visited Lawrence and was given an 
ovation in the City Hall. 

Feb. 11. Andrew Smith, town treasurer of North Andover, embez- 
zled $30,000 of the town's funds. 

Feb 23. Lawyer Charles H. Chellis of Boston instituted a libel suit 
against the Lawrence American, claiming $20,000 damages. 

Mar. 30. Chemical engine. No. 5, was placed in service. 

Apr. 10. R. B. Risk succeeded R. F. Bishop as superintendent of the 
Industrial school. 

May 1. Irregularities discovered in the Pacific mills, concerning the 
purchase of materials, which were exposed by Richard Preston. 

May 3. A girl, 20 years old, named Henrietta Woods, was found en- 
slaved in a cellar in the house 37 Jackson street, kept by Mrs. Julia 
D. Kenyon. The latter, and Nellie Annis, a table girl there, were 
arrested on a charge of cruelty to the Woods girl. Mrs. Ken- 
yon was sentenced to three years, and Miss Annis one year in the 
house of correction 

May 11. Mrs. Adelaide C. Fisher, teacher in the Saunders school, 
was discharged by the school board for severely punishing an 
eight-year old boy nam.ed Driscoll. 

May 31. John Fallon appointed acting agent of the Pacific mills. 

June 13. Eugene I. Gingras, who was serving an eighteen months' 
sentence for blackmailing, died in the house of correction. 

June 16. Joseph Walworth, superintendent of the Pacific mills 
I worsted department, resigned. 

June 28. The large brick chimney in the Upper Pacific mills yard, 

and Davis & Taylor's flour mill, were struck by lightning. 
July 4. General celebration. 

Aug. 31. Michael Lonergan and Patrick Moriarty were burned to 
death in a small underground room of the Pacific mills. 

Sept. 1. Daniel Donovan, an expert thief, arrested for breakmg into 
the stores of Thomas Dobson and Zenas Folger on Esse.x street. 

Oct. 25. Large Hancock and English parade in this city. 



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THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 5 1 

1881. Jan. 3. The aldermen passed an order that all the members of the 
the regular police force be disharged at noon, Jan. 4. Major Web- 
ster declined to enforce the order, he claiming that the major and 
aldermen were two distinct bodies, and he was opposed to the order. 

Feb. 1. An injunction was served on the citj treasurer, restraining 
him from pajing the salaries of those policemen in Januarj. 

Feb. 11. An Irish land league meeting held in the Citj Hall to pro- 
test against Michael Davitt's imprisonment. Addresses were made 
bj Hon. John K. Tarbox, Hon. R. H. Tewksburj, Col. John P. 
Sweenej', E. T. Burlej, Esq., and others. 

Feb. 18. The Montgomerj Guards of Portland, Me., visited this 
citj, being the guests of the Lawrence Light Infantrj'. 

Apr. 1. Walter E. Parker of Woonsocket, R. I., succeeded Albert R. 
Field as superintendent of the Pacific mills. 

Apr. 13. The house of Abiel Wilson in North Andover was burglar- 
ized in the night time bj Arthur and Luther Foster, young college 
students. The former was shot dead bj Mr. Wilson, while Luther 
was arrested and held in $5,000 to the Superior court for trial. 

Apr. 19. Five prisoners, Charles Willev, John Dohertj, Patrick Fox, 
John Kennedj and Frank L. Brjant, escaped from the house of cor- 
rection, through a window in the workshop. 

Apr. 2.S. Lewis Towej, a barber, was fined $10 and costs in the 
Police court for shaving a person on Sundaj. He appled the next 
daj for the issing of warrants against the horse railroad officials; 
the editor and reporter of the Eagle, also the druggists who did 
business on Sundajs. Judge Harmon denied the request. 

Maj 12. Rev. Thomas M. Miles of Meriden, Conn., was installed as 
pastor of the Central Congregational church. 

Maj 13. The Lawrence Light Infantrv visited Portland, Me. 

Maj 26. The Opera House first opened, Maggie Mitchell appearing 
in " Jane Ejre." 

Sept. .S. The worsted mills in South Lawrence were shut down. 

Sept. 6. Henrj T. Wing & Co. sued the citj for $10,000 damages 
owing to sewage in the Spicket river. 

Sept. 26. Public services held in the City Hall regarding the death 
of President Garfield. 

Nov. 6, The Garden Street M. E. church re-dedicated. 

Nov. 13. The Lawrence Street Congregational church re dedicated 

Nov. 18. The Turn Hall building dedicated. 

Dec. 4. The German Presbjterian church re-dedicated. 

Dec. 29. Several prominent citizens tendered a banquet to Messrs. 
Armington and Sims in Saunders hall. 
1882. Feb. 7. Maj. Smith M. Decker elected colonel of the Sixth regiment. 

Feb. 9. The Invalids' Home and Day Nurserj on Methuen street 
was formallj opened. 

Mar. 4. The second span of the iron bridge over the Merrimack 

river was carried awaj bj a freshet. 
Mar. 4. James Redpath tendered an ovation by the Irish societies of 

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1882. Mar. 14. A general strike occurred among the operatives in the 

Central Pacific mill, when 64,000 spindles were stopped and .iOOO 

persons temporarily thrown out of employment. 
Apr. 10. Joseph Stone, agent of the Central Pacific mill, complained 

that the police interfered with the strikers who desired to return to 

work, but an investigation failed to sustain the charge. 
May 30- William B. Fawcett, a prominent musician, was found dead 

in his room on Essex street. 
June 24. The Broadway bridge completed and tested. 
July 4. General celebration ; James W. Joyce, chief marshal. 
July 24. The act to provide for the Spicket river improvements was 

was accepted by the city government. 
Aug. 19. Samuel Ames was arrested for assault with a loaded shot 

gun on two boys named William and Charles Smith. 

1883. Feb. 28. Charles H. Cate, a mason, attempted to murder Mrs. Mar- 

tha S. Anderson, a milliner, in her room, 253 Essex street. She 

was shot twice, but without fatal results. Cate shot himself in the 

head and died almost instantly. 
Feb. 22. The financial embarrassment of the Augustinian Society 

was made public. 
May 19. The Lawrence Light Infantry started for Nashville, Tenn. 
Sept. 6. The Si. Mary's church property, including the parsonage, 

sold to Peter Holihan for $73,700. 
Oct. 24. The first entertainment in the Old Residents' course was 

given in the City Hall. 

1884. Jan. — Mrs. Charles T. Daniels, and her son, Henry L. Daniels, 

James Walker, Samuel Fawcett and Curtis Hines, all from this 
city, were drowned by the sinking of steamer City of Columbus. 

Mar. 3. Capture of the Johnny Dobbs gang of burglars. 

Mar. 24. The suits against the Augustinian Society were commenced 
in the Superior court. E. T. Burley appeared as counsel for the 
plaintiffs, and Thomas J. Gargan of Boston for the society. The 
witnesses examined were Archbishop Williams, Rev. William Orr 
and Rev. D. D. Regan. Ttie jury awarded Mrs. Ellen Fahey, one 
of the plaintiffs, $1240 with interest from the date of the writ. 

Apr. 1. The Morning News was first issued. 

Apr. 28. Hon. Caleb Saunders was arrested on a charge of tamper- 
ing with the ballot boxes in the city clerk's office, and after a long 
hearing was held in $1000 to the Superior court. 

June 20. The stores of Samuel W. Fellows and Warren E. Rice, 265 
Essex street, robbed of $2,500 worth of goods in the night time. 

June 24. Lieut. Wm. H. Donovan elected captain of the Lawrence 
Light Infantry. 

July 2. A wrestling match occurred in the Opera House between 
Decker and McMahon, which resulted in a draw. 

July 26. The Atlantic mills were shutdown for two weeks on account 
of a depression in the cotton market. The Everett mills were also 
stopped from Aug. 1 to Aug. 18. 

Sept. 10. The second wrestling match between Decker and McMa- 
hon occurred in the Opera House, which was won by the latter. 



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1S4S. H. M. Whitney became a partner, Sept. 1, 1849, under the firm name 
of Wilson & Whitney, In 1852, Mr. Wilson's entire interest was pur- 
chased by the present owner. Nov. 12, 1881, Mr. Whitney moved one door 
east, 297 Essex street. In 1887, Mr. George C. Ketchum became a part- 
ner, under the name of H. M. Whitney & Co. This is the 

ot^ Oldest Established Drug Store in tiie Gity,^^ 

and for the past 45 years under the direct supervision of Mr. Whitney is now 
continued with Mr. Geo. C. Ketchum as the active partner, and his brother, 
Edmund Ketchum, as senior clerk, and three assistants. One or more of 
the three registered men are always in attendance. 

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THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 55 

1 SS4. Nov. 23. The first number of the Sunday Telegram issued. 

Nov. 29. The 48-hour walking contest in the City Hall commenced 

At the close, Vaughan, the Englishman, scored 181 miles, 18 laps; 

Edwards, champion of Australia, 170 miles, 1 lap; John Meagher of 

Lawrence, 148 miles, 9 laps 
Dec. 2. The Boston & Maine stockholders, at a meeting in the City 

Hall, voted to lease the Eastern railroad, the vote being 36,507 in 

favor, and 3,008 against. 
Dec. 17. George Mansfield, a burglar, arrested in South Lawrence. 
Dec. 27. B. B. Russell, principal of the Oliver school, resigned. 

1885. Jan. 31. James Sheridan arrested for causing the death of Annie 

Kelley, 13 years old, by cruelly beating her. Feb. 14, he was con- 
victed of manslaughter and sentenced to five years in prison 

Apr. 27. John H. Collins, general secretary of the Gospel Missiont 
and his sister, Mary A. Collins, were arrested on a charge of incest 
and each held in $5,000 to the Superior court. 

May 13. John Meagher defeated James W. Raby in a ten-mile walk- 
ing contest at the Riding Park. 

May 17. The Parker Street M. E. church dedicated. 

July 2. Harlan P. Parsons, a letter carrier, was arrested on a charge 
rifling letters, and sentenced to 18 months in the house of correction. 

Sept. 12. The Washington mills purchased by Frederick Ayer. 

1886. Jan. 6. Henry K. Goodwin, who shot Albert D. Swan, was convicted 

of murder in the second degree, and given a life sentence in the 
State prison. Gen. B. F. Butler was Goodwin's counsel. On the 
first ballot the jury stood one for conviction ol murder in the first 
degree, seven for murder in the second degree, and four for acquit- 
tal. ( See murders.) 

Jan. 6. Thomas Sampson appointed manager of the Washington 
mills. 

Mar. 19. The new city hospital building dedicated. 

May 10. The Sherman Cadets vvere disbanded and later re-organized 
as Battery C, Light Artillery. 

May 10. The Packard schoolhouse re-opened. 

May 18. The Lawrence Electric Lighting Company was organized 
with Gen. M. P. Merrill as president, and W. E. Heald, treasurer. 

May 15. Battery C organized. Lpwrence N. Duchesney was chosen 
captain; William L. Stedman and George A. Sanborn, lieutenants. 

June 11. Patrick Murphy appointed postmaster of Lawrence. 

Aug. 12. Extensive irregularities were discovered in the accounts of 
William Gray Jr., treasurer of the Atlantic Cotton mills. Mr. Gray 
committed suicide soon afterwards. 

Aug. 27. George A. Tucker, a noted criminal, and Ida Nutting were 
arrested in North Andover for polygamy. 

Oct. 6. A firemen's muster held in Lawrence with engines present 
from Salem, Newburyport, Merrimac, Beverly, Methuen, Andover, 
North Andover, and Manchester, N. H. 
Nov. 8 A meeting of Richard Preston's creditors held, when the 
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THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 57 

1887. Jan. 3. In the case of William Sullivan vs. the estate of Albert D. 

Swan, the auditor allowed the plaintiff $11,751.84. 
Mar. 17. St. Patrick's day parade; Hon. John Breen, chief marshal, 
Apr. 19. The case of Tower, Wing & Co. against the citj was set- 
tled by the payment by the city of $5000. 
May 9. Lawrence Lodge, No. 65, of Elks was organized, Hon. A. 
B. Bruce elected as exalted ruler. 

June 2. The maj'or and aldermen unaniniouslv refused to grant the 
petition of the Haverhill and Lawrence railioad concerning the 
location of its proposed route within the citv limits. 

June 25. The temporary bridge over the Merrimack river below 
Union street, was partially carried away bv a freshet. 
I July 7. Strike of the ring spinners in the Pemberton mill. 

July 20. The contract for buiUling the iron bridge over the river in 
Union street awarded to the Boston Bridge Co., whose bid was 
$39,790. 

Sept. 2 Herbert Barker was arrested for breaking into Bickncll 

Bros, clothing store and stealing money therefrom. 
Sept. 11. The residence of the Augustinian Fathers robbed of jewel- 
ery, watches, clothing, and other valuables. 

Sept. 15. The second carnival on the Merrimack river occurred. 

Oct. 1. Attorney General Edgar J. Sherman tendered his resigna- 
tion to Governor Aines. 

Oct. 11. Bunker Hill encampment of Charlestown entertained by 

Kearsarge encamptment of this city. 
Oct. 11. A meeting of the mayors of Massachusetts cities held in 

Lawrence. 
Nov. 30. Police Officers Paul Hannagan, Dennis Sullivan and James 

T. Brady were discharged, and Joseph Kline. Edward Moolic, John 

P. Shea and Adam Wuest appointed regular police officers. 

1888. t'eb. 1. The Lawrence Board of Trade organized. 

Mar. 8. Benjamin F. Hawes, a hatter, was arrested in Chicago and 
brought to this city, charged with concealing property valued at 
$7200, and bound over to the Superior court. 

Apr. 19. The 27th anniversary of the -' Old Sixth" regiment was 
observed in this city. 

May 8. Rev. Thomas Spooner installed as pastor of the F"'ree Bap- 
tist church. 

June 9. The administrators of the estate of Michael Melvin sued the 
Russell Paper Co. fur .$10,000, while Evans and Monaghan, who 
injured by an explosion, sued for $5,000 each. 

June 26. Capt. W. H. Donovan elected major of the ninth regiment 

June 28. E. R. Goodwin elected principal of the High school. 

July 3. The Lawrence Coffee House Co. commenced business. 

July 15. The soldiers' monument in Methuen dedicated. 

Aug. 5. Strike of the weavers in the Arlington mills. 

Aug. 13. E. F. O'Sullivan elected captain of Co. F, ninth regiment. 

Oct. 9. Essex County Odd Fellows parade in Lawrence. 



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THE LAWRENCE GA2^ETTEER. 59 

1888. Oct. 10. The annual parade of the Essex County Total Abstinence 

Union took place in this city. 
Oct. 19. Emery H. Barker, who was sentenced to seven years in the 

State prison for burglary, pardoned by Gov. Ames. 
Oct. 21. Rev. Father Godin, of St. Anne's church, was assigned to 

a parish in St. Paul, Minn. 
Nov. 10. The arched stone bridge in East Haverhill street collapsed. 
Nov. 15. Eben F. Dolbier of this city arrested on a charge of ab- 
ducting Gertie Blake, and held in $3,000 for further trial." 
Dec. 10. The street railroad company granted permission to extend 

its tracks m Broadway to the Andover line. 
Dec. 16. The county commissioners voted to award $2.S,000 to the 

city towards paying the cost of the iron bridges over the Merrimack 

river. 

1889. Feb. 9. An attachment of $10,000 was placed on the Washington 

mills property by Thomas Sampson for alleged breach of contract. 
Feb. 20. Mrs. Carrie C. Dow of California brought a $3,500 suit 

against Mayor Mack, regarding unsatisfactory business matters. 
Mar. 9. Dr. J. G. McAllister's team was precipitated in the Shaw- 
sheen river at the Merrimack street bridge, in which were the doctor 
and his children, who escaped injuries. 
Mar. 19. Charles Lincoln, murderer and thief, arrested in this city. 
Apr. 15. The Lawrence Grocery and Provision Clerks' Asssociation 

organized. 
Apr. 29. The vote in Lawrence on the proposed prohibitory amend- 
ment to the constitution, and to amend the city charter, resulted in 
a majority of 2492 against prohibition, and 3847 against amending 
the city charter. 
May 8. E. Frank Page, with his wife, and Mrs. Susan Berry of New 
York, and Mr. Page's team were precipitated from the North Parish 
bridge between Lawrence and North Andover into the Shawsheen 
river. Mrs. Barry was drowned. Mr. and Mrs. Page recovered 
$1,600 from the city for personal injuries. 
May 26. The Lowell street school closed owing to diptheria. 
June 1. The aldermen granted a location for the Haverhill and Law- 
rence railroad. 
July 13. A firemen's muster held in in Lawrence. 
July 18. The Canoe Club's house dedicated. 
July 22. Officers of the Pilgrim Fathers' Hall Association elected ; 

Horace A. Wadsworth, president. 
Julj' 30. President Harrison passed through Lawrence, and given a 

reception at the south depot. 
Aug. 19. Mrs. John F. Hogan, residing on Farnham street, while 

washing, was drowned in a tub of water. 
Oct. 18. George B. King, janitor of the court house, fined $25 for 

tampering with a juryman. 
Oct. 28. James Watts, overseer in the Atlantic mills, made an unsuc- 
cessful attempt at suicide by shooting himself in the head. 
Dec. 7- The first number of the Weekly Examiner published. 



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1889. Dec. 14. Joseph H. Morgan, founder of the Royal Conclave of the 

Knights and Ladies of Honor, arrested for libelling the officers. 
Dec. 28. The Merchants National bank remove J to its new building. 

1890. Jan. 8. Maj-or Crawford ordered the hotel bars to be closed Sundaj's. 
Jan. 12. The new mill in the Everett yard completed. 

Jan. 18. W. J. Hinchliffe elected clerk of of overseers of the poor. 
Jan. 14. John S. Herion, superintendent of the Merrimack Spinning 

Co., arrested for incendiarism, and held in $5,000. 
Jan. 21. Two writs of attachment were placed on the property of J. 

H. Prescott & Co., for $10,000, in favor of Mrs. Harriet Pike and 

Miss Helene Josselj'n. 

Feb. 1. Henry S. Herion arrested in Providence, R. I,, on a charge 

of being implicated in setting a fire in the Merrimack spinning mill. 
Feb. 1. The stockholders of the Lawrence Coffee House authorized 

the directors to close up its business. 
Feb. 25. Henrj Greenburg arrested for setting a fire in his furniture 

store, on Essex street, Nov. 4, 1889. 
Feb. 25. The ^rial ladder truck arrived and tested. 
Mar. 4. The city government declined to become the custodian of 
$1,000 oftered by Patrick Sweeney, the income from which should be 

applied annually to provide prizes for pupils in St. Mary's school. 
Mar. 14. The Loyal Women of American Liberty presented the 

High school with a national flag. 
Mar. 24. Edgar E. Mann of this city arrested on a charge of falsely 

personating a United Siates detective. 
Apr. 12. The Stanley Brewing Co. merged into a British syndicate. 
Apr. 16. Mayor Crawford refused to sign the liquor licenses granted 

by the board of aldermen. 
Apr. 16. The I^awrence Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Association 

organized. 

Apr. 30. The license muddle settled by revoking seven which had 

previously been granted and substituting seven others. 
Apr. 30. Davis, Murphy & Co., grocers, assigned to H. K. Webster. 
May 26, Gen. Russell A. Alger, national commander of the Grand 

Army of the Republic, visited Lawrence. 
May 26. An order was adopted by the city government to have nine 

hours constitute a day's work by the city employes. 
Mar. 29. St. Mark's chuj-ch dedicated. 

June 19. The Merrimack Valley street railroad sold to a syndicate. 
July 23. Thos. E. Thompson elected principal of the Essex school. 
July 26. Destructive cyclone in South Lawrence. 
July 29. The drawer in the money order room in the post office was 

robbed of $125 in the day time. 
Sept. 1. Postmaster Holt assumed the charge of the post office. 
Sept. 1. Superintendent R. B. Risk of the Industrial school, was 

succeeded by H. E. Swan of Lowell. 
Sept. 11. The State Firemen's convention, continuing three days, 

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1890. Sept. 14. Rev. E. C. Abbott, of the Unitarian church, resigned. 
Oct. 14. Sham fight and field day in Lawrence by the Ninth regi- 
ment and the local militia. 

Oct. 30. James Danehv sentenced to nine years in the State prison 
for assault on Dr. M. A. Digman with a loaded revolver. 

Nov. 8. Burglars stole $400 wortli of jewelry from the house of 
Thomas Clegg on Prospect hill. 

1891. Jan. 1. The freight transfer in South Lawrence completed. 

Feb. 10. Gov. Russell and staff' visited Lawrence and attended the 

Grand Army ball in the City Hall. 
Feb. 10. The Republic mills on Holly street sold to a syndicate. 
Feb. 26. Gen. N. A. M. Dudley garrison organized. 
Mar. 19. The Atlantic co-operative bank incorporated. 
May 28. Work commenced in re-laying the horse railroad tracks for 

electric power. 
May 30. The hand engine purchased by the veterans' association. 
June 22. Col. Melvin Beal elected chief engineer for three years. 
Jnn. 23. Clinton P. Vose appointed probation officer with a salary of 

$1,000 a year. 
July 4. General celebration. 
Aug. 20. The steamer Startled Fawn, having 175 passengers on 

board, was partially sunk in the river near the dam. 
Aug. 31. The electric cars made their first trips from Lawrence to 

Methuen and North Andover. 

Sept. 1. Mrs. N. G. White and daughter donated $50,000 towards the 
^" ^ — ■ new public library building. 

Sept. 8. Hearing commenced in Salem on the Searle-Hopkins case 
Sept. 17. The third annual parade of the Essex county Knights of 

of Pythias occurred in Lawrence. 
Sept. 22. The Essex county fair opened in this city. 
Sept. 22. George L. Weil appointed trial justice in North Andover, 
Oct. 28. Rev. G H. Young installed pastor of the Unitarian church. 
Oct. 30. The Boston Fusileers were entertained by E. F. Searle. 
Nov. 30. The Pilgrim Fathers' hall building dedicated. 
Dec. 26. The store of Ira P. Lamson, on Amesbury street, reported 

to have been robbed of $500 in the night time. 
Dec. 28. W. F. Moyes appointed clerk of the Police court. 
Dec. 29 Haville Leighton, aged 78, and his wife, Barbara, died 

within six hours apart at SO Abbott street. 

1892. Jan. 20. Charles J. Keefe was fined $1,000 for throwing John 

McMahon from his saloon into the street on Broadway. 
Jan. 1. The new public library building finished. 
Feb. 1. The Home Club leased rooms in the Odd Fellows' block. 
Feb. 4. The commissioners decided to locate the armory building 

on the corner of Amesbury and Methuen streets. 
Feb. 4. John W. Sanborn appointed general manager of the Boston 

and Maine railroad. 



THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 64 

1892. Feb. S. Gov. Russell and staff attended the opening of the Grand • 

Army fair in the City Hall. 
Feb. 17. The new library building opened to the public. 
Mar. 14. The Unitarian club formed. 
Apr. 5. Thirty engravers in the Pacific mills were dischaiged for 

demanding shorter hours of work. 
Apr, 21. Steps taken towards instituting legal proceedings against 

the aldermen for alleged corruption in granting liquor licenses. 
May 5. The trial of Aldermen Bolton and Martin was commenced in 

Newbnryport, and each held in $6,000 for further examination. 
May 15. The corner stone of St. Mary's convent laid. 
May 15. About $2,000 worth of liquor seized at the Bradford Arms 

house on Park sti"eet. 
June 13. Alderman Bolton was tried at Salem in connection with 

the boodle case. The jury stood 7 for conviction and 5 for acquittal. 
July 7. The Arlington and Pemberton banks were consolidated. 
July 11- The wages of city laborers increased to 2$ a day. 
Aug. 11. A shocking accident occurred on the electric railroad in 

North Andover, when a car was overturned, fatally injuring Miss 

Edith C. Larson, and 15 others badly hurt. 
Sept. 19. Suits aggregating $70,000 entered against the electric rail- 
road company on account of the North Andover accident. 
Sept. 27, The Essex County fair held in this city. 
Oct. 24. The case against Alderman John W. Bolton was tried in 

this city, which again resulted in a disagreement of the jury. 
1S93. Jan. 3. Miss K. A. O'Keefe, a high school teacher, resigned. 

Jan. 5. The Lawrence Savings bank purchased the Pemberton bank 

building. 
Feb. 27. Police Officer Frank Stoeher dismissed from the force. 
Apr. 11, The aldermen refused to discharge Police Officer Timothy 

J. Kelleher, who was suspended from duty by Mayor Mack. 
Apr. 19. The new armory building dedicated. 

May 8. The aldermen refused to make any appropriation for a cele- 
bration on the Fourth of July. 
May 8. Tower, Wing &^ Co., shoddy manufacturers, assigned. 
May 15. Stephen Tobin alias Taylor, arrested for polygamy. 
May 21. The aldermen refused to license the Jewish pawnbrokers. 
May 21. The Lawrence Improvement Co. organized; capital, $3O,0CO_ 
May 31. Briggs & Allyn Co.'s new shop was publicly dedicated. 
June 19. Police Officer Patrick O'Connor discharged. 
June 21. Bethany Commandery, Knights Templar, entertained the 

commanderies from Dover and Laconia, N. H. 
July 24. Police Officer W. S. Paisley dismissed from the force. 
Aug. 4. Notices were posted in the mills announcing a shut down 

after Aug. 12. 



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DEATHS OF PROMINENT CITIZENS. 



I859. Apr. 12. George W. Benson, attorney. 

1861. Apr. 6. Rev. James O'Donnell, pastor of St. Mary's cluirch. 

Nov. 13. Rev. Silas Blaisdell, school teacher. 
1864. Nov. 5. Nathaniel Wilson, city treasurer. 

Nov. 23. R. W. French, overseer Washington mill and ex-alderman. 
1866. Sept. 11. Nathaniel White, cashier Bay State Bank. 
1S67. May 20. Lewis Young, overseer Atlantic mills cloth room. 

1868. Jan 13. James K. Barker, ex-mayor. 
Jan. 18. Hon. Thomas Wright, attorney. 

July 13. Jason H. Dana, tinsmith and stove dealer. 

1869. Mar. 22. Andrew S. Jordan, retired grocer. 

1870. Mar. 10. Nicholas G. Paul, master mechanic B. & M. R. R. 
Apr. 10. Sylvester A. Furbush, assessor. 

1872. Oct. 8. Daniel Saunders, founder of Lawrence. 

1873. Aug. 8. Dr. Seneca Sargent. 

1874. Feb. 17. George R. Rowe, city clerk. 

1875. Feb. 4. Dr. John Stowe. 

May 18. Frank Davis, mayor in 1869. 

1876. Sept. 15. William H. Boardman, contractor and ex-alderman. 
Nov. 30. Rev. George Packard, rector of Grace church. 

1877. Jan. 31. J. Wiley Edmunds, treasurer Pacific mills. 

Mar. 9. Richard R. Harriman, superintendent Lawrence Gas. Co. 
Mar. 17. John B. Howard, alderman and retired merchant. 
Mar. 21. John B. Atkinson, merchant tailor. 
July 22. Phineas M. Gage, contractor. 
1S78. Feb. 4. William Barbour, chairman Lawrence Water Board. 
Feb. 17. Rev. L. D. Barrows, formerly pastor in Lawrence. 
Mar. 22. Michael Mann, councilman and grocer. 
May 31. Nicholas Chapman, ex-alderman. 
Sept 27. Nathaniel Ambrose, ex-city marshal. 
Dec.'__4. Charles E. Briggs, attorney, 



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1879. Jan. 2. Nathan Wells, for 20 years chief clerk in the post office. 

1880. Feb. 21. Andrew J. Perkins, broker. 

Mar. 6. William A. Kimball, hardware dealer. 

Apr. 6. Ivan Stevens, attorney. 

June 17. Oliver Pearl, formerly overseer in the Atlantic mills. 

July 6. Peter Smith, director Lawrence National bank. 

Dec. 10. Capt. Timothy Dacey, of Fenian fame. 

1881. Jan. 16. Rev. James Murphy, pastor St. Patrick's church. 
Mar. 19. David Nevins, part owner of the Pemberton mills. 
May 6. Dr. George W. Garland. 

June 7. Ebenezer Carter, overseer Washington mills. 
June 20. Dr. William E. Riggs, dentist. 

1882. Jan. 6. Everard H. Kelley, druggist. 

Feb. 7. Hon. Artemas Harmon, ex-alderman of Lawrence. 

Mar. 4. George H. McFarlin, ex-councilman and merchant. 

May 15. Joseph J. Nichols, ex-representative. 

1883. Oct. 3. Louis Weil, clothing dealer. 
Oct. 22. Milton Bonney, ex-mayor. 

Oct. 25" Gustavus V. Fox, formerly agent Bay State mills. 

1884. Jan. 13. George B. Parsons, city editor Daily Eagle. 
Feb. 10 Dr. Michael Roberts. 

Feb. 20. Samuel M. Newhall, paymaster Pemberton Company. 

Apr. 1. Joseph V. Sweeney, attorney. 

Apr. 6. John J. Doland, wood and coal dealer, 

Apr. 16. Rev. P. C. McGovern of St, Mary's church. 

1885. Jan. 25. Dr. Isaac Tewksbury, aged 91 years. 
Feb. 2. Levi Emery, ex-representative. 

Mar. 7. Patrick F. Halley ex-president of the common council. 
Apr. 3. Oliver D. Rideout, overseer Pacific mills yard. 
Apr. 11. Daniel Nason, conductor B. & M. R. R. 
Apr. 15. Alfred Churchill, stable keeper. 
Apr. 19. Alonzo M. Carr, grocer. 
Apr. 20. George F. Curtis, furnishing goods dealer. 
May 5. Amasa Bryant, blacksmith and ex-alderman. 
May 6. Nathaniel H. Banfield, hotel keeper. 
May 15. John E. Cushing, city auditor, 
June 23. Adolphus Durant, a large property owner. 
July 1. John McGairy, journalist. 
Sept 5. Stephen D. Yates, blacksmith. 

Sept. 19. Thomas S. Stratton, ex-alderman, in Minnesota. 
1886. Jan. 24. RufusReed, wood and coal dealer. 

Feb. 14. Charles H. Barnes, asst. paymaster Washington mills. 
Mar. 26. Bradford Cheney, carriage dealer. 
Mar. 31. William M. Dow, overseer Pacific mills. 



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THE LAWRfiNCEi GAZETTEER. 69 

18S6. May 16. Charles E. Byrom, brass founder. 

May 20. Samuel W. Kendrick, overseer Pemberton mill. 

Juue 6. Edwin Sargent, farmer. 

June 14. Gen. Michael P. Merrill, assessor for 15 years. 

June 16. Harrison D. Clement, contractor. 

July 28. Dr. Eugene S. Yates, ex-city physician. 

Aug. 24. Bailey Bartlett. deputy sheriff. 

Sept. 12. Nathaniel G. White, ex-president B. & M. railroad. 

Sept. 12. Cyrus Williams, ex-alderman. 

Nov. 3. Rev. Charles F. Sullivan. 

Nov. 24. Patrick Griffin, ^police officer. 

Nov. 29. Paul S. Chadbourn, mason. 

Dec. 28. Rev. Stephen Keegan, in Californis«:. 

1887. Jan. 6. J. Irving Beetle, post office clerk. 
Feb. 1. Dr. Anthony B. Magee. 

Mar. 10. James A. Treat, hardware dealer. 

Mar. 28. William F. Gearin, soda manufacturer. 

May 20. Hon. John K. Tarbox. 

May 28. Abiel R. Chandler, real estate agent. 

Aug. 1. Daniel J. Costello, police officer. 

Aug. 3. James C. Brown, ex-alderman. 

Sept. 12. Samuel M. Stedman, manufacturer. 

Sept. 17. Hon. Nathan W. Harmon, police court judge. 

Oct. 23. William F. Birtwell, registrar of voters. 

Dec. 10. Dr. David Dana. 

Dec. 28. Major Edward A. Fiske, paper hangings dealer. 

1888. Jan. 19. Rev. George W. Bosworth, D. D. 
Feb. 5. Wilbur Fisk Gile, attorney. 

Feb. 15. David A. Wilson, baker. 

Feb. 23. Phebe, widow of Daniel Saunders, sen., aged 91 years. 

Apr 5. Frank Robinson, ex-champion light weight wrestler. 

Apr. 25. James B. Wiggin, ex-superintendent of the city farm. 

Apr. 29. Henry F. Barnard, furniture dealer. 

June 4. Capt. John H. Robinson. 

Aug. 18. P. C. V. Worthley, stone contractor. 

Oct. 22. Thomas F. Tucker, assessor. 

Nov. 6. Prescott G. Pillsbury, ex-bank cashier. 

Dec. 13. Samuel M. Davis, real estate agent. 

Dec. 15. Amos W. Giles, flour manufacturer. 

1889. Mar. 9. Joseph L. Barnes, overseer in the Pacific mills. 
Mar. 20. Dea. Joseph Chuechill. 

Mar. 23. Henry B. Thompson, overseer Pemberton repair shop. 

Mar. 31. James H. Severance, contractor. 

Apr. 12. Abel Webster, ex-representative. 

Apr. 16. David Dow, formerly master mechanic in the Pacific mills. 



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1889. May 9. Jeremiah S. Field, retired merchant. 
May 14. John H. Barry, ex-street commissioner. 
May 27. Peter W. Lyall, attorney. 

May 29. Archibald McFarlin, retired ice dealer. 

June 14. Charles Smith, retired grocer. 

June 15. William P. Cooper, express proprietor. 

July 11. C. T. Wilcox, insurance agent. 

Aug. 8. Albin Yeaw, real estate dealer. 

Aug. 16. Patrick J. Desmond, grocer. 

Aug. 16. William Bower, overseer Arlington mills. 

Sept. 19. Moses Perkins, ex-assessor. 

Nov. 8. Lewis Stratton, stationer. 

Nov. 10. Dea. James D. Herrick, ex-assessor. 

Dec. 6. Rev. 1. H. McConnell of the First Methodist church. 

Dec. 15. John Fallon, formerly acting agent Pacific mills. 

Dec. 15. Hector P. Linn, retired merchant tailor. 

Dec. 16. John Abercrombie, ex-alderman. 

1890. Jan. 2. Gen. Eben Sutton of North Andover. 
Jan. 21. Thomas P. Kemp, hat and cap dealer. 
Jan. 21. Mrs. Dr. M. B. Kenney. M. D. 

Jan. 30. Albert Warren, third mayor of Lawrence. 

Feb. 8. Dr. Aaron Ordway, aged 76 years. 

Feb. 22. John C. Payson, letter carrier. 

Feb. 27. Fred O. Merriam, letter carrier. 

Mar. 8. James M. Beeley, paymaster Arlington mills. 

May 12. Horace A. Wadsworth, publisher Lawrence Eagle. 

June 6. Miss Aphia C. Eastman, school teacher for 36 years. 

June 21. FVanklin Saunders, express proprietor. 

July 4. Aretas T. Scott, musician. 

Sept. 1. John L. Royer, conductor B. &. M, railroad. 

Sept. 4. Andrew Daley, veteran caterer. 

Sept. 5. Daniel B. Simpson, grocery clerk. 

Sept. 6. John J. O'Gorman, merchant tailor. 

Sept. 28. Charles H. Smith, express messenger. 

Dec. 4. David C. Richardson, master car builder, B. & M. R. R. 

1891. Feb. 4. Sylvanus A. Ellis, music teacher. 

Feb. 9. Samuel S. Morey of the " Morey letter" fame. 

Mar. 2. Dr. Timothy Sullivan. 

Apr. 4. Ferdinand Pfefterkorn, musician, aged 83 years. 

Apr. 23. Lemuel Huntoon, Jr., jeweler. 

Apr. 27. Joseph Butterworth, proprietor of the Central house. 

May 11. Rev. Michael D. Murphy. 

May 26. Henry Noyes, fish warden 20 years. 

June 20. Lovell L. Blood, proprietor Pacific house. 

July 11. Asa M. Bodwell, farmer. 



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THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 73 

1891. July 13. Henry Farrell, blacksmith. 
Mrs. Edward F. Searle in Methuen. 
Hon. William H. P. Wright, retired lawyer. 
John S. Perkins, ex-city marshal. 
Robert Seed, tailor. 

1892. Jan. 18. Patrick Sweeney, publisher Lawrence Journal. 
William F. Farnham, member of the vvater board. 

Michael Malley, retired grocer. 
Moses Wingate, farmer and florist. 
Thomas H. Somerville, ex-councilman. 
Samuel Barlow, agent Pacific print works. 
Charles E. Kent, baker. 
Col. Henry C. Nevins, of Methuen. 
Eben L. Chapman, retired merchant. 
John Meagher, a famous pedestrain. 
John W. Barlow, proprietor Spicket mills. 
Hon. John R. Rollins, ex-mayor of Lawrence. 
James T. Brady, street commissioner. 
Clark L. Austin, ex-ovei-seer Pacific mills. 
Warren J. Abbott, cashier, Pacific mills. 

1893. Jan. 15. George H. Eaton, attorney. 
George A. Lindsay, ex-alderman. 

Joseph C. Kenney, letter carrier. 
Robert M. Cross, dry goods dealer. 
Dr. Andrew F. Shea, president of the water board. 
Otis Slater, veteran caterer. 



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The LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 7^ 



MURDERS IN LAWRENCE. 



1863. Dec. — . John Parker of Derrv, N. H., was killed by a Frenchman 
named Dufresne in North Andover. The murderer was arrested in 
Canada, Jan., 1864 

1866. May 19. Patrick Dalej was fatally stabbed by Florence Leary in 

South Lawrence. 
1869. Mar. 24. John Pyne, aged 20 years, shot Miss Lizzie Crawford, 17 

years old, in North Andover, and also shot himself at the time. 
Aug. 11. Charles Carberry, 104 Lowell street, was killed by Michael 

Looney while engaged in fighting. 

1877. Aug. 31. John Butterworth murdered his wife by stabbing her in the 

breast in North Andover. 

1878. Apr. 7. Mrs. Rose M. Vincent of South Lawrence was murdered by 

Frederick Savage in Biddeford, Me. 
1880. Aug. 1. Maurice Sullivan, living at 140 Valley street, was fatally 
shot by Lafi-ance H. Mitchell in Methuen. The latter was tried on 
a charge of manslaughter. 

Dec. 12. Knapton Wardman, formerlj' an overseer in the Washing, 
ton mills, shot Miss Avis Pinkham on Lincoln street, about ten 
o'clock in the evening, she dying almost instantly. Wardman went 
to his house, 19 Washington corporation, an sent a bullet through 
his brain while in his parlor. 

1884. May 24. Thomas Lowe murdered Ellen Sullivan, aged 10 years, in 

her father's house in North Andover, for which offence he received 
a life sentence in the State prison. 
July 16. John Duffy of Lawrence was murdered in Gloucester by 
Michael Lawless. 

1885. Aug. 27. Albert D. Swan, treasurer of the L. Sprague Bobbin Co., 

was shot in the company's office on Lowell street by Henry K. 
Goodwin, an electrician, who gave himself up to the police, and is 
now serving a life sentence for the crime. 

1886. July 26. Miss Hannah Scanlan was murdered and her body terrribly 

cut into pieces by William B. O'Connor, in a room occupied by the 
murderer in rear of 127 Essex street. The fragments of the body 
were found buried in a shed. Connors received a life sentence. 

1887. Apr. 26. Thomas A. Lomasney of Lawrence was murdered in Glou- 

nester by Thomas Smith, who was sentenced to prison for life, 

Dec. 26. Michael Doran was fatally shot by Mrs. George Slade at 
her house on the Haverhill road in Methuen. 

1890. June 27. Jane Dorsey, 116 Common street, was murdered by her 

nephew, William Haightley, while engaged in a dispute. 

1891. July 1. John Rausch, a Bavarian, shot Miss Maria Burckel and him- 

self near the Everett mills gate, both dying almost instantly. 

1892. July 14. Peter Eno shot and killed his wife, Minnie, on Broadway. 

Eno hung himself in jail while waiting trial for the murder. 



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THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 77 



SUICIDES IN LAWRENCE. 



1850. May 25. Timothy W. Tibbets, by shooting. 

1867. Feb. 13. Fred A. Colby, 13 years old, shot himself in the pastor's 

room in the Free Baptist church. 
1872. Mar. 7. A man named Morse hung himself at 570 Essex street. 

1874. Nov. 25 Miss Carrie Guptill, IS years old, di owning in the river. 

1875. — Frank B. Smith, aged 30 years, taking poison. 

June 27. Thomas Manchester cut his throat after attempting to kill 
his wife in their house on Newbury street. 

1877. Jan. 28. Col. William B. Coan, by taking laudanum. 

Apr. 21. Francis McQuade, by hanging in the police station. 

1878. May 12 John Gibbs, section hand in the Pacific mills, by cutting 

his throat. 
1881. June 3. Josiah Hackett of Methuen, hanging. 

June 27. Thomas Deitzel, 6 Brook street, shooting. 

1883. Feb. 28. Charles H. Cate, by shooting, at 253 Essex street. 
July 9. Cyrus Johnson, 30 Amesbury street, by hanging. 

1884. Mar. 18. John C. Guy, aged 21 years, taking poison. 

Mar. 18. Thomas Brennan, by hanging in Bickford's stable. 

1885. May 12. James Harrop, 57 Chelmsford street, shooting. 

1886. Mar. 28. Robert R. Whittier, a former Lawrence dry goods dealer, 

by cutting his throat in Salem, N. H. 

1887. Mar. 18. Maurice J. Bresnahan, superintendent of the Wamesit 

mills, by shooting. 
June 8- Cornelius McCluskey, by shooting, near Frye Village. 

1888. July 4. Mrs. Elizabeth Stoddard, taking poisoii. 

Nov. 1. James Byrom, brass founder, by drowning in the canal. 

1889. Apr. 1. Alpheus Bolles, a Methuen farmer, by hanging. 

Apr. 27. Andrew Moyes, 2 Central Pacific block, by shooting. 
Apr. 28. Isaac Somerville, grocer, 287 Lowell street, by hangin"-. 
Aug. 12. Henry Sullivan, 40 years old, and arrested for the murder 

of his infant child, hung himself in the police station. 
Oct. 23. Joseph S. Bonney, 9 Fulton street, by shooting. 
Nov. 22. William Black, by shooting and fixUing into the canal. 
Dec. 29. Soloman Charles, 652 Haverhill street, taking poison. 

Feb. 26. Jennie Stover, 17 years old, living at 233 Prospect street, 
killed herself in a field in West Andover. 



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THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 79 

1890. May 4. Lewis Heffner, overseer in the Washington mills, hy throw- 

himself into the Spicket river. 
May 26. George Brooks, 24 Washington corporation, by cutting h is 

throat with a razor 
June 2. John H. Morse, superintendent of the Methuen mills, by 

shooting himself in the mill yard. 
Aug. 16. Edsvard Woswick, by shooting himself after attempting to 

murder his wife. 
Apr. 15. John O'Hare, by drowning in the south canal. 

1891. July 5. Miss Bertha Ebersack, by drowning in the Spicket river. 
Oct. 23. James Starblrd, stable keeper, by drowning in the canal. 
Dec. 18. Sarah Leach, 405 Haverhill street, by hanging. 

1892. Feb. 21. Frank Harrison hung himself in the Lawrence jail. 
Mar. 20. John F. Malloy, aged 18 years, by shooting. 

Apr, 11. Elton P. Richardson, machinist, hy shooting. 
Apr. 23. Fred Mclntire, 48 years old, by hanging in the jail. 
Apr. 24. Peter Eno, a wife murderer, by hanging in the jail. 
May 27. Mrs. John D. Glidden, aged 64 years, hung herself in her 
house, 12 Valley street. 

June 15. Robert Berron, 21 Lake street, by cutting his throat. 



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FATAL ACCIDENTS AND CAUSES. 



1864. May 10. Josiah Page, watchman in the Washington mills, mangled 

by the machinery. 
May 27. James Gilday, run over by a team. 
June 9. Andrew Burke, suffocated in a brewery vat. 
Oct. 10. William Daley fatally shot by Officer N. M. Storer. 

1865. June 16. Patrick Sheehan, killed by the cars. 

1866. Oct. 16. Charles A. Duggan, killed in the Pacific mills. 

1867. Jan. 29. Mrs. Margaret Flynn, by the cars. 

Feb. 20. Mr. Ridley, second hand in the Washington mills, by fall- 
ing down an elevator well. 
Feb. IS. Mr. Clark, a slater, falling from the Atlantic mills roof. 

1872. Jan. 24. Michael Connelly, gateman, killed by the cars. 

1873. — G. W. Davol, run over by the cars at the Water street crossing. 

1874. Feb. 17. Albert Holt, by falling into a scalding vat in Beach's soap 

factory. 

1876. Jan. 17. John Lawler, by falling from a wall. 

Mar. 1. John G. McDonald, run over by the cars at the north depot. 

1877. Nov. 20. Orlando Lawrence and wife of North Andover, killed at 

the Osgood street crossing. 
1879. July 18. Charles Cummings killed by falling from a window at No. 2 
Washington corporation. 
Aug. 2. Timothy Sullivan, slater, killed by falling from a roof. 

1881. Apr. 8. William H. Deming, killed in the Washington mills. 
Ang. 3. Benjamin Weeks killed by being thrown from a team. 

1882. Jan. 9. Philip M. Bullock, run over by cars. 

Aug. 4. Margaret Donovan, aged 9 years, by accidental burning. 
Nov. 10. George Ferguson, accidentally shot. 

1884. Mar. 6. John T. Trees, William Moreland and Michael Cronin, 

were killed by a boiler explosion in Trees' dye house. 

June 24. Mrs. Delvina Parant, by burning. 

Aug. 9. Robert Harrington, by falling from a window at 39 Wash- 
ington corporation. 

Sept. 17. John Dole, a mason, by falling from a third-story window 
of the Arlington mills. 

1885. Mar. 31. Maxwell Crawford, run over by a horse car in Merrimack 

street. 



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THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 83 

1885. Sept. 12. James Keegan, of Atlantic engine company, No. 2, was fa- 

tally burned by vitrol at the chemical works fire in Methuen. 

1886. Apr. 10. Florence McCarthy, a brakeman, run over by the cars. 
May 2. John Haley, 10 Pacific corportaion, killed by a fall. 

May 8. William Veston, killed by falling from the roof of the Ever- 
ett boarding house block. 

July 12. Thomas Comber, run over by the cars. 

July 15. Joseph Massey, overseer in the Washington mills, by a fall. 

Aug. 28. John Alexander of North Andover, was crushed by his 
team in Merrimack street. 

Aug. 30. William Russell, killed in Russell's paper mills. 

Nov. 4. Henri Lacaillade, accidentally shot by John McNamara. 

Nov. 15. John McDonough, run over by a freight train. 

Nov. 21. Cornelius Murphy, suffocated by the caving of a sand bank 
on Tower hill. 

1887. Mar. 2. Mrs. Chas. E. Kent, burned to death while heating alcohol. 
Mar. 31. Joseph Power, milkman, killed by being thrown from team. 
Apr. 17. Thomas Nicholson, three years old, drowned in a cesspool 

at the corner of Hampshire and Lowell streets. 
May 24. William Estey, run over by a horse car. 
June 7. Daniel D. Donovan, driver of an ice cart, was run over and 

instantly killed. 
July 21. Horace E. Stone, brakeman, killed in South Lawrence. 
Aug. 11. Charles A. Welch, railroad brakeman, killed. 

1888. Apr. 20. Michael Melvin was fatally scalded by an explosion in Rus- 

sell's paper mill. 
June 5. Fred Legendre, section hand B. & M. R. R., run over by an 

engine. 
Aug. 20. Mrs. Mary Egan, 21 Kingston street, burned to death. 
Aug. 21. George Trow of Andover, was thrown from a carriage and 

killed. 

1889. Feb. 29. John P. Stevenson, run over by the cars on the canal tracks. 
Feb. 26. Mrs. William F. Fuller died fron the eftects of a coasting 

accident. 

Apr. 24. Albert E. Holt, aged 15 years, was shot in the head by 
Walter Washburn. 

May 1. Mrs. Margaret Bresnahan, killed by the cars in South Law- 
rence. 

May 15. Alexander Arthur, killed in the Monroe paper mills. 

June 3. Patrick Ryan, by falling from a window at 638 Broadway. 

Nov. 13. Laura Wadleigh, an inmate of Pattee's road house was fa- 
tally burned. 

Nov. 14. Kate Donovan, aged 7 years, burned with a kerosene fire at 
7 Shattuck street. 

1890. Mar. 8. Jennie Richardson aged 15 years, burned by lamp explosion. 
Mar. 24. I. Burt Gardner, painter, killed by falling from a staging. 



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THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 85 

1890. May 12. A brakeman named Mahonej, from Fitchburg, was killed 

on the canal tracks. 
July 9. Mark Schockin, fatally scalded in the Washington mills. 
Sept. 3. William Lakeland, by falling from a window at 93 Pacific 

corporation. 
Sept. 13. Frank Blish was fatally injured in a row on Newbury street. 
Dec. 27. Peter Rogers, a brakeman, killed by a shifting engine. 

1891. Feb. 9. Conductor E. Wilmarth, killed near the Salem street bridge. 
Feb. 16. Bridget Morrisey, 33 Common street, was burned to death. 
Apr. 13. Frank Dearborn, a B. & M. brakeman, killed in South 

Lawrence. 
Apr. 27. John Addison, killed on the railroad in North Andover. 
May 2.S. Patrick Connors, fireman in Lewis' scouring mill, killed by 

the bursting of a steam pipe. 
May 26. William W. Woodman, switchman in the South Lawrence 

yard, killed by the cars. 

June 29. Cornelius McLeod, killed at the South Broadway railroad 

crossing by the cars. 
July 21. Mrs. Sarah Farrell, killed at the Merrimack street crossing. 
Nov. 26. Humphrey Kearns, 13 Lawrence street, killed by a fall. 
Dec. 25. Mrs. Philomena O'Hare, 657 Essex street, and Patrick 

Cline, 2 Duck corporation, were both fatally burned. 

1892. Jan. 1. Mrs Hannah Crowley, 18 Elm street, killed by a fall. 
Feb. 1. Mrs. Mary Crehan, 233 Oak street, was fatally burned. 

Feb. 3. Dr. Alvin T. Magoon, killed at the Osgood street crossing. 
May 23, John Langtry, aged 5 years, was run over by an ice cart. 
July 1. Eusebe Boucher, crushed by an elevator in the Atlantic mill. 
July 12. Patrick H. Donoghue, journalist, aud member of the fire 

department, killed at a fire on Salem street. 
July 18. Miss Ida Harrison, fatally burned hy a lamp explosion. 

Nov. 29. Simeon T. Briggs. by an elevator in the Pacific mills. 

Dec. 19. James Fleming, killed by a fall in Fairfield's block. 



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DESTRUCTIVE FIRES. 



(Where the Logses were S3000 and upwards ) 



1849. Oct. 17. John B. Howard's store and other buildings in 

South Lawrence, $ 10,000. 

Nov. 28. The Merrimack house on Turnpike, nearTremont 

street, 25,000. 

1850. Feb. 28. The Bangor block and 5 other houses on Common 

street, near Newbury, 12,000. 

Aug. 16. Car shops of the Boston & Maine railroad, in South 

Lawrence, 25,000. 

1851. Feb. 11. The armory of the Lawrence Light Infantr}', with 

its contents and B. H. Clark's store on Merchants' row, 
consumed, 12,000. 

June 15. Lawrence hall building, corner Amesbury and 

Common streets, 9,000 

1855. Mar. 21. The wooden block corner of Essex and Jackson 

streets, 5,000. 

1856. Robbins' belting factory on Broadway, 13,000. 

1857. May 10. Crocker, Briggs & Co's paper mill, 12,000. 
Aug. 20. Page's building on Broadway, 3,000. 
Oct. 5. The Methuen hotel and ten other buildings, 25,000. 

1858. Sept. 10. A. R. Brewster's grist mill, 3,000. 

1859. Aug. 12. The United States hotel, Church block, Edwards' 

paint shop burned, also the spire of the Unitarian church 
destroyed, 52,000. 

1860. May 2. Wilson & Allyn's factory and Gale's carriage shop 

on Lowell street, " 20.000. 

July 21. The wooden block adjoining the city stables on 

Lowell street, when a woman and child perished, 3,000. 

Aug. 26. W. W. Briggs' cashmere mill at the mouth of the 

Spicket river, 18,000. 

1862. Jan. 1. Russell's paper mill, loss, 8,000. 

1865. Jan. 27. Everett mills dye house, 50,000. 
Sept. 26. Russell's paper mill, 20,000. 

1866. May 14. Ashworth's brewery, and Flanders & Severance's 

shop in the Essex yard, 15,000. 

June 19. Ladd Si Co's planing mill, Clement & Cressey's 
and W. H. Chase's shops in the Essex yard. 



.^SECTJ^ 



1 867. 




894. 



JNO. K. NORWOOD, 

Notary Public. 



K. S. NORWOOD, 

Justice of the Peace. 




A G E N C Y . I- e) 

JNO. K. NORWOOD & Co., Managers, 



Just 27 years ago, Mr. John K. Norwood begun business, and he looks 
back today upon a quarter century of prosperous years, and years which 
have built up and made permanent, a lucrative, successful business. 

It was in 1867 that Mr. Norwood began business here, opening up in an 
up-stairs office at the corner of Lawrence and Essex streets. Lawrence had 
at that time but 27,000 people, and the only four other agents of insurance; 
E. B. Currier, A. C Chadvvick, D. S. Swan and J. H. Stannard. Of these, 
only one now remains of the five, besides Mr. Norwood, who souglit public 
patronage in 1867. From the outset, Mr. Norwood's business career met 
with success. After a few months he removed his office to more pleasant 
quarters on Pemberton street, where the printing office of S. W. Fellows is 
now located. Then for 10 years he was at 339 Essex street, an finally in 1872 
he moved to his present centrally located office on Lawrence street. Here 
from a humble beginning, he now acts as agent for 29 fire, life and accident 
companies. Twenty-five years ago he was agent for but two — the Citizens' 
Mutual of Boston and the Merrimack Insurance Company of Andover. Mr. 
Norwood has been a very prudent underwriter, making money for all of his 
companies, so that the total of Lawrence losses will not exceed 10 per cent, 
of the total amount of money received in premiums, and has returned to 
policy holders over $100,000 in dividends. 

Ho. 6 LAWRENCE ST[|EET, - m\lEl, M>SS. 



THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 89 

1866. June 28. Pemberton mill store house, containing $40,000 

worth of jarn. 
Aug. 12. Boston & Maine car shops in South Lawrence, $100,000- 
Aug. 28. N. H. Banfield's stable and N. A. Bishop's stove 

store on Common street, 6,000 

Oct. 9. The Arlington mills totally consumed, 200,000 

1867. Apr. 8. Desmond's hat factory on Broadway, 40,000 
Sept. 1. Gale & Ames' carriage shop on Lowell street, 12,000 

1868. Nov. 17. H. K. Webster's grist mill, Pillsbury's machine 

shop and Davis' foundry, loss about, 30,000 

1869. Mar. 21. The Baptist church in Methuen burned. 

July 8. Thomas S. Stratton's hat factory in the Essex yard, 17,000 

Sept. 3. O'Sullivan Bros.' hat factory on Daisy street, 35,000 

1870. Feb. 6. Stevens Dockham's stable on Essex street, with 14 

horses burned, 4,000 
Oct. 19. Lawrence Lumber Co's planing mill on Lowell 

street, 125,000, 

1871. June 23. The building at the north-east corner of Common 

and Amesbury streets and Stowell's shop burned, 30,000 

July 18. Clement & Cressey's shops in the Essex yard, 17,000 

Aug. 8. Bowen, Emerson & Co's hat factory, Methuen, 24,000 

1874. Feb. 16. The Saunders school house in South Lawrence 

partially burned, 4,000 

Apr. 11. C. H. Tenney & Co's hat factory in Methuen, 50,000. 

1875. July 11. House near the reservoir burned and two boarders 

perished. 

Oct. 4. West wing of the Washington mills, 50,000. 

1876. Mar. 10. The summer house of Col. Gilson in North An- 

dover, 10,000. 

Aug. 10. Emmons' loom harness manufactory, 4,000. 
Dec. 25. Wooden building north-west corner of Essex and 

Newbury streets, 7,000_ 

1877. Sept. 27. Chas. Ingalls & Son's hat shop in Methuen, 35,000. 
Oct. 11. Everett mills' dye house, 18,000 

1878. Jan. 13. Pacific mills' print works, 130,000. 
Sept 1. Gale's carriage shop on Lowell street, 20,000_ 

18SO. Jan. 18. Russell paper mills, 8,000. 

July 1. Atlantic mills' cloth room, 6,000 
July 17. H. K. Webster & Co's store house and Sanborn & 

Tucker's wood sheds, 4,000. 

1881. Apr. 14. Smith & Dove's mill in Frye Village, 50,000. 

July 17. The Broadway bridge over the Merrimack, 60,000. 

^882. Jan. 1. Lawrence Industrial school building, 3,500. 
Feb. 17. Daily Eagle office, 3,000. 
June 23. Pacific mills' storehouse, 400,000* 
Oct. 11. George Pearson's house and barn, 192 East Haver- 
hill street, ^ 3,000. 



ESTABLISHED IN 1867. 



JOHN H. STAFFORD, 



MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN ALL KINDS OF 



BRUSHES 



^'©mifc©p Diis.t©PBi« 



0^^ Special attention given to Manufacturing and 
Repairing Machine Brushes of every description. 

573 Essex Street, 

LAWRENCE, MASS. 



THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 9^ 



1883. Jan. 19. Atlantic mills' packing room, 5,000- 

Aug. 6. Wright Mf'g Go's braid mill, 150,000. 

1885. Jan. 1. Lawrence Lumber Go's building Essex jard, also 

Briggs & Alljn's shops, 17,000. 

Feb. 18. Russell paper mills, 30,000. 

Mar. 18. Packard schoolhouse in South Lawrence, 25,000. 
Sept. 12. Lee, Blackburn & Go's chemical works. 

1886. Mar. 1. Three passenger cars and the overhead bridge in 

Lowell street, 5,000. 

Mar. 7. Methuen woolen mills, 7,000. 
Apr. 10. The river building of the Pemberton mills, when 

George McKenzie and John Miller were fatally burned, 100,000. 

July 13. McGartney's planing mill on Salem street. 3,000. 

Dec. 22. The Enamel Bobbin shop on May street. 3,000. 

1887. May 4. The bridge in Union street over the Merrimack 



nver. 



May 17. No. 1 mill of the Washington Go., 150,000. 

Nov. 8. Kent & Bruce's bakery, 3,000. 

1889. Mar. 28. Essex Savings Bank building, 10,000. 
Apr. 20. S. F. Dawson & Go's leather board mill, 3,000. 
Sept. 14. A. L. Welton's buildings in Methuen, 6,000. 

1890. Jan. 13. Merrimack Spinning Go's mill on Island street, 20,000- 
Nov. 23. Ordway block, 5,000. 

1891. Feb. 5. G. R. Mason's house on Haverhill street, 3,000. 

1892. Apr. 15. Boston & Maine freight depot on Broadway, 30,000. 



ESTABLISHED IN 187 1 



LACAILLADE BROS., 




DEALERS IN 



r©fieriies and J [l»"6oi§i©ns, 

MEAT, HAY, HORSES, etc. 

474 Gommon Street^ 

LAWRENCE, MASS. 



This firm commenced business in 1871 at the corner of Valley and 
Hampshire streets as Grocerj dealers, under the partnership of Charles. 
Elie and Elisee Lacaillade. Five years later they built the building which 
they now occupy at 474 Common street, for the purpose of enlarging their 
rapidly increasing trade, they selling at wholesale and retail a large quantity 
of canned goods, butter, cheese, teas, coffees, common and fancy crackers 
eggs, potatoes, flour, hay, etc. Annexed to the Grocery is their 

where you can find the best of meats, vegetables, and farmers' produce of all 
kinds. In 1882 they opened a 



B iV K E: I? Y ^^ 



on Common street, under the management of Lacaillade & Co. where they 
remained over five years, when the establishment was removed to 

Nos. 186 & 190 VA^LL.EY STR ET, 

the place formerly occupied having become too small for their growing bus- 
iness. Besides Bread and Pastrj- of all kinds, they have 

A. Fine X«iiie of Confectionary, 

and also a a good stock of Grocery goods, Bread and Pastry Flour, etc., etc. 

TICKET AGEITTS for CANADA and THE WEST. 



THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 93 



DROWNING CASES. 



MERRIMACK RIVER. 

1861. Aug. 15. Mrs. Marj Smith, John Bower and Oswald Ajrey. 

1875. — Archibald Neal, aged 53 years. 

1876. Mar. 27. William Hart of South Lawrence. 

1877. Apr. 13. Two bojs named Nesbitt and McGregor. 
1882. Jan. 7. Charles Robinson, aged 9 years. 

Apr. 26. Charles Myers, a workman on the Broadway bridge. 
June 12. Miss Estelle Ewill. 
Sept. 7. Miss Kate Garvey. 

1884. Apr. 15. Andrevv Donovan, aged 16 years. 
July 9. Gustave Keefe, aged 16 years. 

1885. Jan. 5 David Woodruff, aged 14 years. 
July 5. Patrick McNamara. 

July 15. James Barlow, aged 15 years. 

Harry E. Whittemore, councilman from ward 6. 
Fred E. True, aged 20 years. 
Charles H. Berry and Stephen W. Whittier. 
Michael Higgins, aged 21 years. 
Harry E. Hamlin and Albert E. White. 
Frank P. Mosson, aged 16 years. 
Fred W. Latour. 
John Higgins, aged 15 years. 

Daniel Murphy, aged 8 years. 
George Walker, carried over the dam in a boat. 

SPICKET RIVER. 

Fred Kimball of Methuen. 

George W. Turner. 
Thomas Danahy, aged 8 years. 
George Robinson, aged 10 years. 
James Butler. 
Mrs, Catherine Dowd. 
John Hogg, watchman in the Globe mills. 



1887. 


Aug. 31. 


1888. 


July 1. 




July 81. 


1889. 


July 12. 




July 22. 




Aug. 16. 


1890. 


May 1. 


1891. 


Aug. 2. 




Aug. 20. 


1893. 


Apr. 5. 



1878. 


June 13. 




Dec. 11. 


1882. 


Jan. 3. 


1884. 


Jan. 13. 




Nov. 2. 


1885. 


July 16. 




Oct. 29. 



A161iiDf6*©M 

Co-Ooerative Association 



INCORPOBATKD JULY 13, 1884. 



Capital Stock, Oct. 1, 1893, $67,198.00. 

Sinking Fund, $12,802.77. 



Central Stores, 475 and 177 Broadway. 

BRANCH No, 1, BRANCH No. 2, 

19 and 21 Lawrence Street. 17 Hancock Street. 



DEALERS IN 



Reliable Groceries, Dry Goods, Wood and Goal. 

Sells for cash at average market prices. Profits, after deducting ex- 
penses, divided among customers. 

GEO. DEWHIPuST, General Manager. 



THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 95 



1887. May 24. John Waldron, aged 3 years. 

1889. Feb. 26. William Kress. 

May 30. Mrs. Michael Doherty. 
July 1. Edward Ford, aged 14 years. 
Aug. 25. Patrick Holland. 

1890. Feb. 7. Edward Hart and Michael Doherty. 
July 1. Arthur Judson, aged 12 years. 



IN THE CANAL. 

186.S. Sept. 28. Willie Chapman, aged 3 years. 

1866. Apr. IS. John Lynch, stone mason. 

1868. July 1. Fred M. Bonney, aged 19 years. 

1879. Aug. 10. Michael O'Donnell. 

1880. Jan. 11. August Rosenburg, aged 60 years. 

1881. Frank W. Nelson, painter. 

1882. May 20. Mrs. Lydia Myers. 

1883. Jan. 14. Thomas Minnehan. 

1885. Sept. 3. Mrs. M?ry Dwyer, aged 60 years. 
1887. Aug. 23. Robert Browdie. 

1889. May 9. George Burnham, machinist, Pacific mills. 
July 27. Philomene Lacour. 

1890. June 6. Thomas Cullinane. 
Aug. 6. Thomas Noj^es. 
Sept. 14. Martin McCarthy. 
Sept. 28. Patrick McCarthy. 
Oct. 3. Nicholas Fitzgerald. 



OUT OF THE CITY. 

1871. June 5. John Meadowcroft, William Bamford, John Wagstaft", Sam- 
uel Allen and William McElroy, drowned in North Andover pond. 

1884, Aug. 11. Capt. William A. Shirley of the Salvation Army, in New 

Jersey. 

1885. Aug. 20. Charles and Arthur Winkley at Hampton beach. 
1SS9. June 15. George A. Robbins, a letter carrier, in Haggett's pond. 

June 30. Charles Pearson, in the Shawsheen river. 

Sept. 16. George W. Chandler, stone contractor, in Methuen. 

1891. Sept. 6. Alexander Perrie of Lawrence, at Island Pond, N- H. 

1892. Aug. 21. Alverdo N. Phillips, overseer in the Everett mills, and 

past commander Needham post, 39, G. A. R., at Salisbury beach. 






ion 



INCORPORATED JULY 12, 1884. 



Capital Stock, Oct. 1 , 1 893, 
Sinking Fund, 



$67,198.00. 
$12,802.77. 



Central Stores, 475 and 477 Broadway, 



BRANCH No, 1, 

19 and 21 Lawrence Street. 



BRANCH No. 2, 

17 Hancock Street 



DEALERS IN 



Reliable Groceries, Dry Goods, Wood and Goal. 

Sells for cash at avera-ge market prices. Profits, after deducting ex- 
penses, divided among customers. 

GEO. DEWHIRST, General Manager. 



THE T.AWRENCE GAZETTEER. 97 



CHURCH HISTORY OF LAWRENCE. 



LAWRENCE STREET CONGREGATIONAL. 
The Men-imack Congregational Society (so called) was organized 
August 1, 1S46, but the name was changed to the Lawrence Street Congre- 
tional Church the following year, and January 5, 1847, meetings were com- 
menced to he held in a small wooden building, costing about $L000 at the 
corner of Haverhill and Lawrence streets. The present church edifice was 
dedicated October 11, 1848, which has since been remodelled and enlarged. 
Pastors-Rev. Lyman Whiting from June 16, 1847, to January 6, 1850; 
Rev. Henry M. Storrs from January 15, 1852, to March 1, 1855 ; Rev. Alexan- 
der H Clapp, D. D., and Rev. Charles Beecher from March, 1855, to Aug.. 
18.56- Rev. George B. Wilcox from September, 1856, to 18.59; Rev. Caleb E. 
Fisher from April 13, 1859, to Octc^ber, 1873; Rev. Joshua Coit from May, 
■ 1S74 to 1885; Rev. William E. Wolcott from Feb. 25, 188.% to 1894. 



CENTRAL CONGREGATIONAL. 

Organized December 25, 1849, and from that date until August 5, 1854 

m.eetings were held in the City Hall, when the new church at the corner of 

•Essex and Appleton streets was dedicated, and in which services were he d 

until August 12, 1859. when the structure was totally destroyed by Are. In 

•the fall of the same year work was commenced on the stone church fronting 

the common on Haverhill street which was dedicated June 1, 1860. 

Tune 28, 1883, the Central and Eliot Congregational churches were consoa- 

. dated, and and the name changed to Trinity Congregational ch"-h. 

Pastors-Rev. Lyman Whiting from March to November, 1850 Rev E 
C.Whittlesey from February to October, 1851; Rev^ William C. Foster 
n-om January 16, 1852, to Sept. 2, 1857; Rev. Daniel Tenney from Septem- 
ber, 2, 1857, to September. 1862; Rev. Christopher M. Cordley from 1862 to 
Tune 26, 1866; Rev. William E. Park from 1866 to 1875 ; Rev- f-ge". Ide 
from 1875 to 1880; Rev. Thomas M. Miles from May U, 188 to June 
28, 1883; Rev* John L, R. Trask from Nov. 19, 1884, to July 2, 1888, Rev. 
William A. Keese from April 11, 1889, to 1894. 



98 



THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 



SOUTH CONGREGATIONAL. 

A Sunday school was organized in 1852 by M. C. Andrews and J. B. 
Fairfield. Benjamin Coolidge, of the Essex Company, was very much in- 
terested in the school and church project, through whose influence the land 
upon which the church stands, was donated to the society. The church was 
organized May 13, 1868. The original Sunday school building was on the 
site of the Swan estate, corner of Andover street and Winthrop avenue, 
and from 1852 to 1857 sessions were held Sundays only during the summer 
months. Mainly through the efforts of George A. Fuller, to whom the suc- 
cess of the school is largely due, the school was removed to the Tiger engine 
hall in the winter of 1857, and six months later changed its place of meeting 
to the South Lawrence passenger station. 

A chapel, 20x30 feet in size, was erected on South Broadwaj' in the 
summer of 1859, and dedicated in September of that year. Owing to the 
steady growth of the school, in 1861 an addition of 10 feet was made to the 
building, and in June, 1864, work was commenced on a newer and larger 
chapel, the present one, which was dedicated Dec. 25, 1864, its cost being 
about $6,500, of which the residents of South Lawrence contributed $1,000; 
the people on the north side of the river, $1,000; William C. Chapin, $500, 
and the remaining $4,000 was given by Mr. George A. Fuller, who had been 
superintendent of the Sunday school from 185^ until the fall of 1864, when 
he resigned and Deacon J. L. Barnes chosen his successor, the latter serving 
three years. George Hardy was chosen superintendent Oct. 27. 1867. 

On the first Sunday in October, 1865, preaching was commenced by Prof. 
Edward A. Park of the Andover Theological Seminary, who continued to 
supply the pulpit until the October following the organization of the 
church, and a larger part of the time occupied the desk himself. May 13, 
1868. the church was formed, to be called the South Congregational church. 
The first pastor to occupy the pulpit after Prof. Park retired was Rev. James 
Gregory Doherty, from October, 17, 1868, to October, 18, 1869. Rev. Leon 
ard Z. Ferris was pastor from March, 20, 1870, until March 25, 1873, when 
his successor was Rev. Clark Carter, who occupied the desk until July 1, 
1888. Rev. Edward Abbott Chase, supplied the pulpit from Oct. 1. 1888, to 
Nov. 21, 1889, at which time he was installed as pastor, and has since been 
in charge of the parish. 



ARLINGTON UNION CHURCH. 

Organized Dec. 30, 1885, but was re-organized as a Methodist Episcopal 
church May 15, 1891. Services are held in a chapel situated on Lake street. 

Rev. William S. Searle organized the church in 1§85, and has remained 
pastor to the present time. 



THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 99 



ELIOT CONGREGATIONAL. 

Organized Sept. 28, 1865, by several members of the Lawrence Street 
and Central churches. Services were held in the City Hall and Grace 
church chapel until September 6, 1866, when the brick church building on 
the corner of Appleton and Methuen streets was dedicated. In July, 1881, 
the church united with the Central church and societ\'. 

Pastors — Rev. William F. Snow, from Sept. 13, 1866, until his death 
January 11, 1871; Rev. Theodore T. Munger, from June 14, 1871, to January 
9, 1875; Rev. John H. Barrows, from March 14, 1879, to September 12, 1880; 
Rev. Edward P. Hooker, from January 12, 1881, to June, 1881. 



UNITED CONGREGATIONAL. 

Organized in 1871 as a Primitive Methodist church in Franklin hall. 
The present edifice was built and occupied in 1872. In 1877, the name of the 
church was changed from the Primitive Methodist to the Tower Hill Con- 
gregational, and since March 2, 1886, has been known as the United Congre- 
gational church. 

Pastors— Revs. W. J. Hartshorn, from 1881 to 1883; J. W. Savage, from 
1883 to 1885; John T. Whalley, from 1885 to 1888; F, H. Boynton, from 1889 
to Dec, 1892. The present pastors ( 1893) are F. L. Whipple and E. S. Ellis. 



EBENEZER PRIMITIVE METHODIST. 

The Primitive Methodist church on Centre street, known by the corpor- 
ate name of Ebenezer Primitive Methodist Church, was first started in May, 
1887, by a number of ministers who came from Lowell, where they were at- 
tending a conference. The first services were held in the Y. M. C. A. room 
of this city, and later in the rooms at the corner of Broadway and Methuen 
street. Subsequently the saloon and bowling alley at the corner of Camden 
and Centre streets was leased, where services were held until 1890, when a 
church building was erected which was dedicated in Jan., 1892. 

Pastors— Mrs. M. F. Shipman, from July, 1887, to May, 1888; Rev. O. 
M. Cousins, 1888 to 1889; Rev. Thomas Evans, 1889 to 1891; Rev. John 
Mason from the spring of 1891 to Nov., 1893, the present time. 



lOO THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 

HAVERHILL STREET METHODIST. 

In June, 1846, the first Methodist preaching service in Lawrence was held 
at the house of Charles Barnes, No. .S Turnpike sti-eet. The Essex Mission, 
(so-called), was organized June 1, 1846. Two months later, the MethodisN 
moved across the street in the attic of an unfinished building which was 
called " Concert Hall." The church building at the corner of Haverhill and 
and Hampshire streets, was dedicated Feb. 20, 1848, the sermon beinj 
preached bj Bishop Janes. The church edifice was remodelled and en^ 
larged in 1860. 

Pastors — Rev. James L. Gleason, 1846-'47 ; Rev. L. D. Barrows, D. D. 
1847-'48; Rev. James Pike, 1849-50; Rev. Moses Howe, 1850-'51 ; Rev. Samue. 
Kellej, 1851-'53; Rev. R. S- Rust, D. D., 1853-'55 ; Rev.' Jonathan Hall, 
1855-'57; Rev. William McDonald, 1857-'58; Rev. F. A. Hughes, 1858-'59;^ 
Rev. J. H. McCarthy, ]859-'61; Rev. Sullivan Holman, 1861-63; Rev. R. S. 
Stubbs, 1863-'64; Rev. George Dearborn, 1864-'65 ; Rev. L. J. Hall, 1865-'67; i 
Rev. D. C. Knowles, 1867-'70; Rev. E. F. Pitcher. 1870-72; Rev. L. D. Bar- 
rows, D, D., 1872-75; Rev. D. Stevenson, D. D., 1875-78; Rev. D. C, Knowles 
D. D., 1878-'81; Rev. Edward C Bass, D. D., 1881-'84 ; Rev. W. L Gill, 
1884-'86; Rev. Madison A. Richards, D. D., 1886-'89; Rev. I. H.McConnell, 
D. D., 18S9-'90; Rev. H. A. Spencer, 1890-'93 ; Rev. W. H. Hutchin, 1893 
to 



GARDEN STREET METHODIST. 

This society is the outgrowth of a Mission Sunday school, organized by 
by members of the Haverhill Street church in what was then known as the 
" Union school house," on Newbury street, below Essex. The first sessior 
of this Sunday school was held April 24, 1853. The church organizatioiflj 
was effected June, 1853. Services were held in Pantheon hall, corner of 
Newbury and Common streets, until October, 1854. and afterwards in ilie 
City Hall until Jan. 14, 1855, when the vestry of the new church building ;it 
the corner of Garden and Newbury streets was first occupied. May 17, 185 7, 
the audience room of the church was opened for services. 

The Pastors have been : Revs. Albert C. Mansur, 1853; John McLaugh- 
lin, 1854 '55; Calvin Holman, lS56-'57; Warren F. Evans, 1858; Henry II. 
Hartwell, 1859-'60; C. M. Dinsmore, 1861; Albert C. Manson, 1862; Andrew 
J. Church, 1863-'64; A. P. Hatch, 1865; Charles U. Dunning, 1866,-'67,-'68; 
Truman Carter, 1869-70; Lewis P. Cushman, 1871,-72,-73; George W. 
Norris; 1874-75; Willian E. Bennett, 1876; A. E. Drew, 1877,-78.-79; Geo. 
W. Norris, 1880,-'81,-'82 ; Charles Parkhurst, 1 883, -'84, -'85 ; Jesse M. Durrell, 
1868-'87,-'88 ; Thomas Tyrie, 1888 to date, Dec, 1893. 



lOI THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 



PARKER STREET METHODIST. 

This church and society sprang into existence through the efforts of 
Rev. D. C. Knowles, who in 1869 formed a bible class and Sunday school in 
South Lawrence. The Parker Street Methodist society was organized Sept. 
16, 1870, and within a few months afterwards a one-story wooden building, 
22x40 feet, was erected on Blanchard street. The corner stone ot the church 
at the corner of Parker and Abbott streets was laid July 8, 1873, and the new 
house of worship dedicated in 1S7.S. 

While maintaining services in the small structure on Blanchard street, 
the desk was supplied by Rev. Messrs. Tilton of Derry, N. H., Keyes of 
Woburn, and Sargent of Maiden. The first settled pastor was Rev. W. J. 
Parkinson, in 1873. His successors have been Revs. Garrett Beekman, Al- 
len J. Hall, Converse L. McCurdy, T.J.Abbott, William A. Braman. J, 
Hambleton, C. M. Melden, Lewis P. Cushman, Charles H. Hannaford and 
Henry Matthews, the latter being pastor in 1893. 



GERMAN METHODIST. 

In 1871, the Germans of Lawrence made an unsuccessful effort to unite 
the Catholic and Protestant element of their countrymen in a movement to 
establish a church in which services could be held in their own language, 
also a school for teaching their children in the elementary branches in the 
German di;'.lect, but before anything definite was agreed upon there arose a 
dissention among the conflicting elements which resulted in the abandon- 
ment of the project. A meeting of the German Protestants was held in the 
City Hall basement, in May, 1872, at which it it was unanimously voted to 
establish the church and school, and to rent the Eliot chapel in which to hold 
religious exercises. Rev. L. B. Schwartz of Boston conducted the first ser- 
vice in the chapel, June 23, 1872. The German Church and School society 
was incorporated June 5, 1873. The church building on East Haverhill 
street was dedicated Dec. 12, 1875, where regular meetings were held until 
April, 1878, when it was voted to dispense with the services of preachers 
sent by the Methodist conference. The Methodist element thereupon with- 
drew, organized a separate society, and erected a church on Vine street, 
which was dedicated Dec. 11, 1881. August Wallon, a student, was the sec- 
ond pastor, and was succeeded by Revs. Adlin Wolff, Philip Stahl and Henry 
H. Heck. 



102 The LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 



ST. MARK'S METHODIST EPISCOPAL. 

A Mission Sunday School was orsfanized at the corner of Bodwell and 
Margin streets, March 17, 1878. The following jear, (Dec, 1879), the 
Bodwell Street M. E. church was organized in the same building, but the 
name was changed to St. Mark's M. E. Church in 1890, about the time the 
new church edifice at the corner of Essex and Margin streets was dedicated, 
(May 22, 1890.) 

Pastors— Revs. W. H. Stewart, from Dec, 1879, to April, 1880; William 
Ramsden, from 1880 to 1883 ; E. P. F. Dearborn, from 1883 to 1884 ; W. E. 
Bartlett from 1884 to 1887; William McNallj, from 1887 to 18SS ; Mellon 
Howard from 1888 to 1889; William Ramsden, from 1889 to 1891 ; Thomas 
Whiteside, from 1891 to date, (Dec, 1893.) 



GRACE EPISCOPAL. 

Commencing, Oct. 11, 1846, services were held in the wooden chapel at 
the corner of Common and Jackson streets by Rev. George Packard. The 
chapel was completed and consecrated November 29, 1846. May 5, 1852, the 
stone church edifice was consecrated by Bishop Eastburn. Rev. George 
Packard died Nov. 20, 1876, and Rev. William Lawrence chosen rector of 
the parish. 

Rev. William Lawrence, ( now Bishop Law-rence.) resigned December 
1, 1883, and was succeeded by Rev. Augustine H. Amory, the present rector. 
The brick chapel on Garden street was built in 1887. 



ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL. 

This church was legally organized May 14, 1866, at a special meeting, 
but from 1864 to May 1866, meetings were held in the Essex engine house 
on Morton street. In 1866, the wooden chapel on Morton street was com- 
pleted, and in 1870 was removed to its present site on Bradford street. The 
rectory was built and occupied in February, 1879. 

The parish had no settled rector previous to May 14, 1866, but the ser- 
vices were conducted by students from the Andover Theological School and 
a Rev. Mr. Skeele had officiated at some of the services, Afier the legal 
organization was effected. Rev. A. V. G. Allen became its first settled rec- 
tor until Dec. 30, 1867, The other rectors have been. Revs. Charles Clark 
Harris, from March 8, 1868, to March 21, 1869; James Hattrick Lee, from 
March, 1869, to May 28, 1873; Belno A. Brown, from Oct. 8, 1873, to Jan. 
18, 1878; William G. Wells, from Jan. 28, 1878, to Oct, 1884; J S. Kent, 
to Oct. 29, 1884, to July 16, 1888; Henry Wood, from Jan. 1, 1889, to date. 



THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 103 



FIRST UNIVERSALIST. 

The First Universalist Society was organized Nov. 15, 1847, and the first 
meetings held in tlie school house on the southerly side of Haverhill street 
near where the Battery building now stands. Meetings were afterwards held 
in Bridgman hall, on Oak. street, and later in Lawrence hall, ( since known 
as Music hall,) on Common street. In 1852 a church edifice was erected on 
Haverhill street. In 1865 the building was remodelled and enlarged, also a 
spire was added. A chuich was organized in connection with the society in 
1859. 

Pastors — Revs. George Henry Clark, from Nov. 14, 1847, to June 15 
1851; Henry Jewell, from Oct., 1851, to 1852; James Riley Johnson, from 
June 1, 1852, to June 24, 1855 ; Jedediah Jenkins Brayton, from Oct. 24, 1855, 
to August, 1S58; Martin Jencks Steere, from Jan. 3, 1859, to July 1, 1860; 
George Sumner Weaver, from Oct., 1860, to March 31, 1873; George Wil- 
liam Perry, from June 5, 1873, to Oct. 1, 1877; Alphonso Everett White 
from July 1, 1878. to July 1, 1886; William Erastus Gibbs, from Oct. 1, 1886 
to the present time, ( Nov., 1893.) 



FIRST BAPTIST. 

Early in the spring of 1847 a movement was made looking to the forma- 
tion of a Baptist society in the then young town of Lawrence, and services 
irregularly held in private homes or school houses until June, 1847, when a 
permanent church organization was effected, the new body taking the name 
of the Amesbury Street Baptist Church. Measures were at once taken to 
provide a meeting house, and a temporary building erected on a lot in rear 
of its present site, but this structure soon found to be inadequate to accom- 
modate the increasing congregations, and the Essex Company gave the lot 
of land at the corner of Haverhill and Amesbury streets, wheu the society 
commenced the work of building the church they now occupy, which was 
completed and dedicated Oct. 20, 1850. Its cost was about $5,000. 

Pastors— Rev. J. G. Richardson, from Dec. 5, 1847, to July, 1852 ; Rev. 
A. W, Sawyer, from Oct., 1852, to Jan., 1855; Rev. Frank Remington, from 
June, 18.56, to Aug., 1859; Rev. Henry F. Lane, from Dec, 1859, to Nov., 
1862i Rev. George Knox from Oct., 1863, to Aug., 1864; Rev. George W.' 
Bosworth, from Nov., 1855, to Feb., 1868; Rev. John B. G. Pidge, from 
Sept., IS, 1869, to April, 1879; Rev. Richard Montague, from Aug., 1879, to 
Jan.. 1884: Rev. O. C. S. Wallace, from Jan., 1885, to Jan., 1891; Rev. F. W 
Ryder, from April, 1891, to date, (Nov., 1893.) 



04 THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER, 



UNITARIAN CHURCH. 

This society was organized Aug. 30, 1847. The first meetings were held 
in the Odd Fellows' hall on Hampshire street, and later in a chapel which 
had been built for that purpose. In May, 1S50, the wooden church building 
at the corner of Jackson and Haverhill streets was dedicated, the tower and 
and spire of which was destroyed by fire Aug. 12, IS59, and has not been re- 
placed. The society, though not large in numbers, has been comprised to a 
considerable extent of the wealthy and prominent citizens of this city. 

Pastors — Rev. Henry F. Harrington, from March 1, 1848, to 1854; Rev. 
William L. Jenkins, from 1855 to 1865; Rev. James H. Wiggin, 1866; Rev. 
James B. Moore from 1867 to 1872; Rev. Charles A. llayden, from 1S7> to 
1876; Rev. Edmund R. Sanborn, from 1877 to 1SS6: Rev. Edwin C. Abbott, 
from 1887 to 1890; Rev. George H. Young, from 1891 to . 



UNITED PRESBYTERIAN. 

In June, 1854, Rev. A. McWilliams of Boston organized a Presbyterian 
society in Lawrence, with 47 members. The small wooden church which 
formerly stood on the site of Ford Brothers' store, corner of Oak and Short 
streets, was built in 1856, where services were held occasionally until 1870,, 
when the church edifice on Concord street was built, and since enlarged.. 

Pastors — Rev. James Dinsmore from 1859 to 1862 ; Rev. John Hogg 
from 1867 to 1875; Rev. John A. Burns, from 1876 to 1884; Rev. Robert A. 
McAvael, D. D., from 1887 to Nov., 1S93, when he was granted a prolonged 
vacation at his own request. 



SECOND ADVENT. 

This church was organized in Nov., 1870, although as early as June, 
1858 meetings were occasionally held in this cily, there being no settled pas 
tor until about 1886. Commencing in 1865, the Adventists worshipped in a 
chapel on Common street, w^est of Hampshire, and later erected a chapel on 
Concord street, which was dedicated Dec. 16, 1866, and where services are 
regularly held. 



THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. IO5 

FIRST FREE BAPTIST. 

The First Free Baptist church was organized Jan. 17, 1847. The cliurch 
worshipped in a small chapel at the corner of Haverhill and White streets. 
The Haverhill street property was sold in 1S.'^7; the building was cut in two 
and made into two dwelling houses. The present church building, at the 
corner of Common and Pembcrton streets, was dedicated April 21, 1857, an^j 
is now valued at $22,000. 

Pastors: Rev. J. E. Davis, from Jan. 17, 1847, to Oct. 1, 1849; Rev. Jon- 
athan Woodman, from Oct. 1, 1S49. to Oct., 1852; Rev. G. P. Ramsay, 
from Nov., 1852, to Nov., 1855; Rev. A. D. Williams, from Dec, 1855, to 
July, 1857; Rev. E. M. Tappan, from Sept.. 1857, to Dec. 12, 1860; Rev. J. 
Burnham Davis, from May, 1861, to Jan. 23, 1866; Rev. E. G. Chaddock, 
from June, 1866, to 1869; Rev. J. A. Lowell, from Oct., 1870, to April, 1872; 
Rev. Alphonso L. Houghton, from Sept. 4, 1872, to Oct. 2, 1880; Rev. C- 
A. Bickford, from Oct., 1880, to Oct., ISSl ; Rev. Thomas H. Stacy, from 
March, 1882, to Sept., 1886; Rev. D. McDermid, from Nov., 1886, to Nov., 
1887; Rev. Thomas Spooner, from 18SS to the present time, (Nov., 1893.) 



SECOND BAPTIST. 

In 1860 the need of a second Baptist church was recognized. The grow- 
ing city gave promise that another church would be well supported, and the 
overtaxed audience room of the First cliurch emphasized the demand. Ac- 
cordingly, with perfect unanimity of feeling, the First church resolved to 
plant a new church. On the 13th of August, I860, a company of the 
First Baptist church met to consider the question of a new organization, and 
Thursdaj', Sept, 6, a committee reported that the letters had been granted, 
and the pastor of the First church, with members were present to assist in 
the new organization. Seventy-one members, with letters from the First 
church formed the organization of the Second Baptist church. The new 
church met for worship in the City Hall. Jan. 21, 1861, the society voted 
to purchase the Chapel of the Christian Disciples, for $1,100. Rev. Frank 
Remington was the tirst settled pastor, who served the church faithfully for 
eighteen months. In the spring of 1864 the present building site was pur- 
chased, the chapel moved and put in order, at an expense of $10,000. In 
1874 the old chapel was torn down and the present building was erected at a 
cost of about $28,000. 

Besides Rev. Frank Remington, the other pastors have been : Rev. C. F- 
Tolman, from Sept., 1862, to 1864; Rev. Henry A. Coo ke, from Feb., 1865' 
to Sept., 1869; Rev. A. R. Medbury, from Oct., 1869, to April, 1870; Rev. 
L. L. Wood, from Sept. 28. 1870, to 1873; Rev. Geo. W. Gile, from July, 
1873 to 1879; Rev. R. B. Moody, from Jan., 1880, to Aug., 1883; Rev. F. M. 
Gardner, from April, 1884, to Dec, 1891; Rev. E. P. Tuller, from June, 
1892, to the present time, (Nov., 1893.) 



I06 THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 

ROMAN CATHOLIC. 

In April, 1846, Rev. Charles Pfrench first visited Lawrence, and began 
to hold religious services in the houses occupied by Irish Catholic people. A 
few months later he succeeded in causing a wooden chapel to be built at the 
corner of Chestnut and White streets in which a school was established and 
religious services held, the school being taught by Messrs. O'Connell and 
Bresnahan. Father Pfrench died in January, 1852. In the month of Novem- 
ber, 1848, Rev. James O'Donnell celebrated mass and preached his first ser- 
mon in Lawrence in Merrimack hall, at the corner of Jackson and Common 
streets, and about that time work was commenced on the small, wooden 
structure which until ISSO was on the corner of Haverhill and White streets. 
The stone church on Haverhill street, now used for school purposes, was 
completed in 1853, it being but one-half the size of the present structure, 
which was enlarged in 1860, and re-dedicated by Bishop Fitzpatrick. The 
corner stone of the new St. Mary's church, at the corner of Hampshire and 
Haverhill streets, was laid Aug. 19, 1866, by Archbishop Williams, and the 
church edifice dedicated Sept. 3, 1871. The parochial residence on Haver- 
hill street was completed Oct. 5, 1873. The chime of bells in St. Mary's 
church tower were placed in position Dec. 12, 1884, and consecrated the fol- 
lowing day. June 5, 1880, the clergy of St. Mary's church celebrated the first 
mass in the Lawrence house of correction. Rev. John P. Gilmore celebrated 
the first mass service in Methuen, Dec, 8, 1876. The old stone church on 
Haverhill street, which had been fitted up for school and hall uses, was re- 
opened Oct. 12, 1879, and few months later occupied for school purposes. A 
convent was built at the corner of Haverhill and Hampshire streets, in 1893. 

Rev. JamesO'Donnell died April 7, 1861, aged 54 years. His body was 
buried in the church yard where it remained until April 4, 1872, when it was 
removed to St. Mary's cemetery. The clergymen who have since been in 
charge of St. Mary's church have been Rev. Ambrose Mullen, Rev. Louis 
M. Edge, Rev. T. Galberry, Rev. John P. Gilmore and Rev. J. T. O'Reilly. 

The brick structure known as the Church of the Immaculate Concep- 
tion, was dedicated in November, 1855, and in May, 1861, the bell in its 
tower was rung for the first time. Feb. 9, 1868, the Orphan Asylum adjoin- 
ing the church was dedicated. Rev. Father J. H. D. Taafte, who for eight- 
een year was pastor of this church, died Nov. 29, 1868, aged 68 years. His 
successors have been Rev. M. J. L, Doherty, Rev. C. T. McGrath, Rev. 
William Orr, and since 1875 services have been conducted by the Augustin- 
ian clergymen from St, Mary's church. 

During Father Orr's pastoi'ate, St. Patrick's church in South Lawrence 
was built, and dedicated March, 17, 1870. For several years services were 
held in the basement, but recently the upper portion of the building has 
been finished and towers placed over the roof. St. Laurence's church, at 
the corner of Union and Essex streets, was dedicated by Archbishop Wil 
liams, in July, 1875. 



THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. IO7 

GERMAN CATHOLIC. 

This society, known as the Church of the Assumption of Marj, was or- 
ganized in 1S87, and erected the church edifice near the corner of Lawrence 
and Park streets. The first pastor was Rev. Michael S. Sagg. who, in 1892, 
was succeeded by Rev. B. B. Schmickler, O. S. A. 



FRENCH CATHOLIC. 

Tiie French Catholics began agitating the subject of gathering a church 
in 1871, holding meetings first in Essex hall, and soon afterwards in a small 
building purchased on Lowell street. Work was commenced in building St. 
Anne's church in 1872, which was not finished until 1875, when under ,the 
pastorate of Rev. Oliver Boucher, it was sufficiently completed to be used 
for divine services A parochial school was established in 1880, and which 
is now maintained in the brick building erected in 1892, on Haverhill street. 
The present pastor (1893) is Rev. J. M. Portal. 



PRIMITIVE METHODIST. ( prospect hill.) 

This church was first started in August, 1892, by Rev. J. Mason, in the 
mission chapel, at the corner of Howard and Allston streets. The confer- 
ence of 1893, in May, took the mission in charge, and appointed Rev. J. H. 
Trenberth as its pastor. On account of the many failures made by other 
churches in efforts to keep a chapel open, the work of the Primitive Metho- 
dists has necessarily been slow, but it is increasing slowlj' but surely. 



GERMAN PRESBYTERIAN. 

The church building on East Haverhill street was dedicated Dec. 12, 
1875. The first pastor was Rev. P. F. Hoffman, who remained until Jan. 1, 
1878, when he was succeeded by Rev. A. Herman Hager, who occupied the 
pulpit about five years. Rev. Frederick O. Zeisch was installed pastor of the 
church in Oct., 1883, and resigned in 1885, and was succeeded by Rev. Fred- 
erick C. Saure. The pastor in 1893 is Rev. George C Mueller. 



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LODGES AND SOCIETIES. 



MASONIC. 



Grecian Lodge, A. F. and A. M., was chartered Dec. 14, 1825, to be 
held in Methuen. It continued there until 1838, when the charter was sur- 
rendered to the grand lodge. After the incorporation of the town of Law- 
rence several of the old members petitioned the grand lodge for a restoration 
of the charter, which petition was granted Dec. 27, 1847. From that date 
the lodge has continued in Lawrence. Its meetings were first held in a hall 
at the corner of Essex and Amesburj streets, and afterwards in apartments 
over the store now occupied by Geo. W. Colburn & Co. Later the lodge 
held its meetings in the hall at the corner of Essex and Jackson streets, until 
1872 when all the Masonic bodies moved to Saunders block. Grecian lodge 
has a membership of about 300. The following have been its worshipful 
masters : 



1826. Alvah Josselvn. 

1827. Rev. C. O. Kimball. 

1828. Rev. C. O. Kimball. 

1829. Thomas Thaxter. 

1830. Stephen Huse. 

1831. Stephen Huse. 

1832. Stephen Huse. 

1833. Stephen Huse. 

1834. Stephen Huse. 

1848. Stephen Huse. 

1849. Benjamin Bordman. 

1850. Stephen Huse. 

1851. Leonard Stoddard. 

1852. Leonard Stoddard. 

1853. Thomas Wright. 

1854. Stephen Huse. 

1855. Stephen Huse. 

1856. Benjamin Bordman. 

1857. Benjamin Bordman. 

1858. Qijincj W. Lovering. 

1859. N. P. H. Melvin. 

1860. N. P. H. Melvin. 

1861. Nathan W. Harmon. 

1862. James R. Simpson. 

1863. James R. Simpson. 

1864. James R. Simpson. 

1865. James H. Kidder. 

1866. James H. Kidder. 



1867. John Haigh. 

1868. John Haigh. 

1869. John Haigh. 

1870. George W. Chandler. 

1871. George W. Chandler. 

1872. Salmon W. North. 

1873. Salmon W. North. 

1874. Charles H. Littlefield. 

1875. Merrill N. Howe. 

1876. Merrill N. Howe. 

1877. Samuel R. Davis. 

1878. Marcus M. Chandler. 

1879. Marcus M. Chandler, 

1880. John A. Brackett. 

1881. John A. Brackett. 

1882. J. Wilbur Stott. 

1883. J. Wilbur Stott. 

1884. Aaron M. Stahl. 

1885. Aaron M. Stahl. 

1886. Harry M. Eames. 

1887. Harry M. Eames. 

1888. John D. Morrison. ' 

1889. John D. Morrison. 

1890. William Wilkinson. 

1891. John Smith. 

1892. John Smith. 

1893. Edward F. Hartwell. 



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Tuscan Lodge of Masons was organized in 1862, although its charter 
was not granted until Dec. 10, 1863. Its meetings were held in the hall at 
the corner of Jackson and Essex streets until 1872, and since in the Masonic 
hall, 246 Essex street. It has a membership of about 200, and is in a pros- 
perous condition. The following have been its worshipful masters : 



1862. Lemuel A. Bishop. 

1863. Lemuel A. Bishop. 

1864. Lemuel A. Bishop. 

1865. Pardon Armington. 

1866. Nathan W. Harmon, 

1867. Pardon Armington. 

1868. Daniel Nason. 

1869. Daniel Nason. 

1870. Aaron A. Currier. 

1871. Aaron A. Currier. 

1872. Gideon VV. Waterhouse. 

1873. George F. Talbot. 

1874. George F. Talbot. 

1875. George F. Talbot, 

1876. William S. Miller. 

1877. William S. Miller. 



1878. William Fisher. 

1879. William Fisher. 
ISSO. Alvin D. Elliott. 

1881. Alvin D. Elliott. 

1882. Israel S. Worcester. 

1883. Israel S. Worcester. 

1884. Mather H. Holmes. 

1885. George L. Miller. 

1886. S. Henry Furber. 

1887. S. Henry Furber. 

1888. Benjamin Andrew. 

1889. Benjamin Andrew. 

1890. Henry L. Sherman. 

1891. Henry L. Sherman. 

1892. Edward G. Carleton 

1893. Edward G. Carleton. 



Phcknician Lodge of Masons was organized in 1870, its meetings held 
in Jackson hall until 1872, and since that time in Masonic hall, 246 Essex 
street. The membership in 1893 was 120. The past masters have been : 



1870. Andrew Sharpe. 

1879. Andrew Sharpe. 

1880. William A. Barrell. 

1881. William D. Lamb. 

1882. Octavius T. Howe. 

1883. Octavius T. Howe. 

1884. T omas M. Cogswell. 

1885. Thomas M. Cogswell, 



1886. William T. Kimball, 

1887. Thomas M. Cogswell. 

1888. Thomas M. Cogswell. 

1889. Parry C. Wiggin. 

1890. Parry C. Wiggin. 

1891. Parry C. Wiggin. 

1892. Alfred P. Showell. 

1893. Alfred P. Showell. 



The regular communications of this lodge are held in Masonic hall on 
the third Wednesday of each month, except July and August. 



Lawrence Council, Royal and Select Masters, was organized 
Dec. 9, 1868, and holds its regular meetings in Masonic hall, on the last 
Wednesday of each month. It has a membership of about 100. William 
Fisher has held the position of thrice illustrious master since 1878. 



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Mount Sinai Royal Arch Chapter, was chartered Oct. 1, 1861, and 
its present membership is about 200. Us regular convdcations aie held in 
Masonic hall on the last Thursday of each month. The high priests have 
been as follows: Nathaniel P. H. Melvin, William H. [acjuith, D. Frank 
Robinson, John Haigh, Aaron A. Currier, Thomas Leyland, Wm. Fisher, 
Alvia D. Elliott, S. R. Nowell, William D. Lamb, Samuel R. Davis, Benj- 
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Lawrence Council, Royal and Select Masters, was organized in 
December, 1S68, and has 100 members at the present time, (1893.) 
The regular meetings are held in Masonic hall in September, March, Janua- 
ry and November of each year. The thrice illustrous masters have been 
John Haigh. in 1869 and 1870: Thomas Leyland, in 1871 and 1872, and Wm- 
Fisher, from 1873 to 1894. 



Bethany Commandery', Knights Templar, was granted its charter Dec. 
29, 1864. and has a membership of 200 in Dec. 1893. The following have 
served as its eminent commanders : 

George F. Talbot. 
George F. Talbot. 
Horatio G. Herrick. 
Horatio G. Herrick. 
Wallace M. Priest. 
D. Frank Robinson. 
D. Frank Robinson. 
D. Frank Robinson. 
D. Frank Robinson. 
D. Frank Robinson. 
D. Frank Robinson. 
D. Frank Robinson. 
William Fisher. 
William Fisher. 
William Fisher. 



The Lawrence Masonic Mutual Relief Association was organi- 
zed June 29, 1874; rc-organized and incorporated Dec. 12, 1884. It is com- 
posed of Master Masons who are members of either of the Masonic lodges 
in Lawrence, Methuen, Audover and North Andover, or anv who may be 
permanent! v residing in either of liiose places. Its object is to render pecu- 
niary aid to the families of its deceased members. Upon the decease of a 
member, the Association pays to the person designated by the deceased as 
many dollars as there are members, and this sum is made up by an assess- 
ment upon the members. The Association has made payments upon 5'2 
deceased members since its organization. The present officera sre, Melvin 
Beal, president ; C- H. Littlefield, secretary, and W. II. Russell, treasurer- 



1864. 


Pardon Armington. 


1879. 


1865. 


Pardon Armington. 


1880. 


1866. 


Pardon Armington. 


1881. 


1867. 


William H. Jaquith. 


1882. 


1868. 


William H. Jaquith, 


1883. 


1869. 


William II. Jaquith. 


1884. 


1870. 


D. F^rank Robinson. 


1885. 


1871. 


D. Frank Robinson. 


1886. 


1872. 


Caleb Saunders. 


1887. 


1873. 


Caleb Saunders. 


1888. 


1874. 


John Haigh. 


1889. 


187,v 


G. M. Stoddard. 


1890. 


1876. 


G. M. Stoddard. 


1891. 


1877. 


Thomas Leyland. 


1892. 


1878. 


Thomas Leyland. 


1893. 



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United Brothers Lodge. No. 122, was instituted May 28, 1847, in the 
building on the south-east corner of Hampshire and Common streets. It is 
the parent lodge of Odd Fellows in Lawrence. The members held meetings 
in that hall several years, and as the membership increased they removed to 
a larger one on Essex street, over where Bevington's insurance office is now 
located. Here they held their regular ineetings until the completion of the 
Odd Fellows block, in 1874, when they moved into their present elegant 
lodge hall. This lodge has had a steady, healthy growth, its present mem- 
bership is 335. The total assets of the lodge amount to $24,224.09. The 
meetings are held every Monday evening. The following members have 
filled the noble grand's chair, who are now living: Thomas Ayrey, Jonathan 
Auty, Joshua Ashworth, J. O. Battershill, Thomas Bevington, H. P. Benner, 
Fred Bevington, Henry E. Burckel, Thomas Butterworth, Theopilus Blythe, 
John L. Burton, James Butler, Hugo Beil, W. H. Black, Jeremiah D. Drew, 
Edmund R. Davies, Henry P. Danforth, 3eth F. Dawson, A. Z. Drummond' 
Henry W. Gessing, Charles E. Hardy, Thomas Hadfield, Geo. H. Higham, 
Geo. Heath, Hugh Henry, Allen Glen, Geo. J. Harrison. John W. Judson, 
J. Alfred Kershaw, Fred W. Kidd, Alvah Locke, Samuel C Logan, W. K. 
Mason, James Morgan, John Phillips, Benj. W. Palmer, Alexander Poison, 
Henry S. Paige, John Sager, George Salthouse, A. H. Salisbury, Thomas 
Smythe, Fred R. Smythe, R. G. Wheelwright, George E. Walker, Thomas 
Webb, Tames Gray and Charles Connor. 



MoNADNOCK Lodge, No. 145, U. O. O. F., was instituted August 21, 
1866, with 15 charter members, although eight months previously the sign- 
ers for the charter withdrew from (Tnited Brothers lodge and met weekly in 
in rooms in Church block. After encountering a considerable opposition 
from the local parent lodge, the petitioners were successful in obtaining the 
desired authority to form a second Odd Fellows lodge in Lawrence. From 
the time it was instituted up to present it has been in a flourishing condition, 
having a membership of about 422. The meetings are regularly held in Odd 
Fellows hall, Wednesday evenings. Those who have served as noble grands 
are the following: lS66-'67, M. T. Wadlin : 1868, Charles B. Foster, Adam 



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Bedell ; 1869, G. L. Allen, C. Belden Smith ; 1870, George H. Foster, Joseph 
Kershaw; 1871, E. C Walker, C. S. Parker; 1872, J. G. Robinson, Jesse G- 
Gould; IS73. J. S. Bonnej, George N. Dow; 1874, John J. Doland, F. B. 
Wilson; 1875, J. F. Burnham, A. A. Sanborn; 1876, Stephen C. Parsons, 
Orlando Lawrence; 1877, Arthur M. Holt, H. M. Chadwick ; 1878, James A. 
Crummett, William K. Foster; 1879, Willis P. Smith, William F. Birtwell ; 
18S0, Charles H. Russell, Charles E. Watson; 1881, James A. Noble, Geo. 
H. Green; 1882, Daniel B. Simpson, Arthur E. Cole; 1883, William 
E. Bradbury, Clarence H. Sawyer; 1884, Fred M. Libbey, Samuel 
E. Parker; 1885, J. Foster Colquhoun, William Henderson: 1886, James H. 
Miles, George H. Seavers ; 1887, H. W. Eastham, Milton I. Kimball; 1888, 
Charles M. Taylor, Sidney H. Brigham ; 1889, Hugh P. Simpson, John S. 
Osgsod; 1890, Charles A. Leach, John L. Tattersall ; 1891, Charles G. Rut- 
ter, K. B. Eastman; 1892, Joseph L. Bonney, Leo W. Heftner; 1893, Chas. 
A. Morgan, George H. Miller. 

Harry M. Chadwick was secretary of the lodge 13 years previous to July, 
1S91, when he was succeeded by John L. Tattersall, the present incumbent. 



Lawrence Lodcje, No. 150, I. O. O. F.,was instituted August 31, 1869, 
with the following list of charter members : George Lamb, William Bower, 
Thomas D. Sellers, Thomas Ridgeway, William Mitchell, John Edwards, 
Amos R. Ingham, John II. Statford. William Wardman, Alexander McGea- 
chy, James S. Hutchinson, Thomas Wilkinson, Edward Taylor and John 
W. Barlow. Of this number but three remain — Thomas D. Sellers, John H. 
Stafford and Amos R. Ingham — eleven having joined the silent majority. 

Grand Master Thomas C. Porter, assisted by his board of grand officers, 
installed the following as the first principal officers of the lodge : William 
Bower, N. G. ; James S. Hutchinson, V. G. ; John Edwards, recording sec- 
retary ; John H. Stafford, permanent secretary. Immediately after the in- 
stallation 32 members were admitted by initiation and 3 by card. Harmony 
and prosperity have gone hand in hand, and as a natural result the lodge 
stands numerically and financially one of the strongest in the jurisdiction, 
in Nov., 1893, a membership of 330, and assets of over $16,000. It has had 
as presiding officers, William Bower, James S. Hutchinson, William Mitch- 
ell, William Wilkinson, William Wardman, John Edwards, John H. Staf- 
ford, William F. Buxton, Joseph E. Sykes, Thomas D. Sellers, S. A. Stow- 
ell, Charles S- Cousins, Alexander B. Bruce, F^rank. L. Calderwood, George 
W. Mitchell, O. F. Marston, James Patterson, George L. Harris, Charles E. 
Keut, Solon F. McQuestion. Henry Barker, A. A. Philbrick, Samuel Miller, 
John A. Brierly, John W. Crossland, Wilbur L. Lyman, John W. Burford, 



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J. H. Tomlinson, Richard H. Fox, Hector F. Morse, John Ball, George W. 
Dow, S. L. Robinson, Peter W. Lyall, Charles F. Rea, W. A- Bower, Isaac 
Kelley, Leavitt Hubbard, Robert Driver, John Lejbourne, John R. H. Ward, 
Charles F. Sargent, George F. Rogers, Alfred Bradbury, Robert Hill and 
John Willian. 



Ruth Rebekah Lodge, No. 2, I. O. O. F., was instituted Dec. 10, 1869, 
with 32 charter members. Since that time 736 persons have united with it, 
of whom 490 were in active membership, Dec. 1, 1893. The noble grands, 
with their terms of office, are as follows; Andrew Thompson, 1870; Richard 
Wheelwright. 1871: William Mitchell, 1872 ; Thomas Butterworth, 1873; 
Richard Wheelwright, 1874: Thomas D. Sellers, 1875; Charles E. Hardy, 
1876; James Morgan, 1877; Stephen C. Parsons, 1878; Uretta McAllister, 
l879-'80; Elizabeth Slater, 1881,-'82-'83 ; Hann;'h M. Simpson, 1884; Jennig 
Jones, 188.'^; Addie S. Rowell, 1886; Sarah Higham, 1887-'88; Sophia Webb, 
1889: Elizabeth Clark, 1890; Emma J. Currier, 1891: Hannah S. Bennett, 
1892; Hattie Kirk, Addie S. Rowell, 1893. 

The regular meetings of the lodge are held on the first and third Fridav 
of each month, in Odd Fellows hall. 



Crystal Rebekah Lodge, No. 8.S, 1. O. O. F. , was instituted 
P'eb 27. 1890, by Grand Master Edward H. Kavanagh and the board of grand 
officers of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Massachusetts. The 
charter members were J. Foster Colquhoun, Katie Colquhoun, Stephen C. 
Parsons, Julia A. Parsons, Orlando Lawrence, Alma J. Lawrence, William 
E. Bradbury, Nellie A. Bradbury. William Henderson, Louise G. Hender- 
son, Harrison M. Chadwick, Emma F. Chadwick, Arthur E. Cole, Sarah 
E. Cole, Benjamin A. Smith, Sarah A. Smith, William B. Allen, Jennie M. 
Allen, Edmund E. Branch, Emeline A. Branch, Margaret Rutherford and 
Henrietta F. Hadley. The first officers were J. Foster Colquhoun, N. G. ; 
Jennie M. Allen, V. G. ; Annie Black, recording secretary; Henrietta Had- 
\ey, financial secretary, and Emma F. Chadwick, treasurer. On the evening 
of Feb. 27, 1890, the degree was conferred on 103 candidates, and the mem- 
bership, Oct., 1, 1893 was 264. Regular meetings of the lodge are held in 
Odd Fellows hall on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. 

The past noble grands have been J. Foster Colquhoun, Jennie M. Allen, 
Katie Colquhoun, Ophelia A. Rutter and Ardella C. Crowell. 



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Kearsarge Encampment, No. 36, I. O. O. F., was instituted Sept. 11, 
1868, and its membership July 1, 1893, was 323. From its commencement, 
up to the present time, the encampment has been in prosperous condition, it 
having assets valued at $6,229.97. The regular meetings are held in Odd 
Fellows' hall on the second and fourth Fridays of each month. The follow- 
ing are the past chief patriarchs who are now living : 

Howard M. Moulton, Alexander B. Bruce, Jacob E. Nash, J. T. Blanch- 
ard, Stephen C. Parsons, William A. Bower, Frank A. Rowell, Hugo Beil, 
Enos S. Robinson, George B. Bradbury, Thomas D. Sellers, Harrison M. 
Chadwick, C. Belden Smith, Francis Dolan, John Sager, William K. Foster, 
Arnold H. Salisbury, George H. Greene, Clarence H. Sawyer, Dyer S. Hall, 
John D. Spear, Robert Hill, Otto F. Seiferth, George H. Hadley, John S. 
Taplej-, J. Alfred Kershaw, George W. Towne, John Leybourn, Frank A. 
Warren, Isaac W. Marden and Melvin T. Wadlin. 



Lawrence Encampment, No. 31, 1. O. O. F., was instituted March LS, 
1853, with the following charter members: P'ranklin Grant, Alfred Showell, 
John T. Loring, John B. Atkinson, Ira Linnell, Thomas Scott and Thomas 
Barr. The following were its first officers ; Franklin Grant, chief patriarch ; 
John B. Atkinson, high priest; John T. Loring, senior warden; Thomas 
Scott, junior warden ; Alfred Showell, scribe, and Thomas Barr, treasurer. 
The encampment existed until July 1, 1857, when, for lack of support, it 
surrendered its charter. The encampment was re-instituted Oct. 15, 1S74, 
with the following charter members, all of whom belonged to Kearsarge 
encampment: Charles E.Hardy. E. R. Davis, John Phillips, jr., John H. 
Hulford. Thomas Hevington, T. R. Newell and John B. Atkinson. The en- 
campment has had up to 1892 a slow growth, but now has 140 members, and 
is in a flourshing condition, and its meetings are held in. Odd Fellows' hall 
on the first and third Friday evenings of each month. 



Grand Canton, No. 17, Patriarchs Millitant, received its warrant 
Dec. 1. 1887, which was granted to 19 Lawrence members of Grand Canton 
Shawmut of Boston. Six months later, it was decided to have a grand can- 
ton, consisting of two components, and a new warrant was procured. The 
membership increased to that extent that the expectation of its projectors 
were realized, and components numbered 54 and 57 were organized, the for- 
mer taking the precedence in rank. The first captain was C. Belden Smith, 
and Clarence H. Sawyer, first lieutenant: Francis Dolan, ensign; Frank A. 
Rowell, clerk, and Amos H. Gilman, accountant. June 21, 1888, the office r 
of the second component were chosen, when Amos H. Gilman was elected 
captain; Frank L Calderwood, lieutenant; George Kirby, ensign, and Wal- 
ter Rigby, clerk. In Nov., 1893, the canton had 112 members, and at that 



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time the officers were : Component 54, George W. Towne, captain ; Chas. A. 
Leitch, lieutenant; E. W. McAllister, ensign. Component 57 : John G. 
Weston, captain; Arthur E. Colby, lieutenant; George H. Miller, ensign; 
John L. Tattersall, clerk, and E. W. Home, accountant. The regular meet- 
ings are held on the third Thursday of each month. 



The Lawrence Odd Fellows Hall Association was organized in 
1874, with the object of providing a suitable home for the several local soci" 
eties of Odd Fellowship. The capital stock of $75,000, divided into shares 
of $25 each, was soon subscribed for, and in April, 1874, the association 
was formed and its first officers elected. The lot of land at the south-east 
corner of Essex and Lawrence streets was purchased, and work commenced 
on the handsome building on the site earlv' in the following July. The 
structure was completed in October, 1875, and the two upper stories occu- 
pied by the lodges in that month. The original estimate of the cost of the 
building was $75,000, but nearly $20,000 more were required to fit up the 
lodge and encampment rooms. The building committee were C. B. Smith, 
D. S. Hall and VV. F. Buxton. Tlie first meeting in the subordinate lodge 
hall was held Oct. 14. when it was formally dedicated. It was the original 
intention to fit up the second story for office purposes, but the offer of the 
city to lease it a term of years for the public library was accepted and the 
plans changed. The Home Club have occupied the apartments on the sec- 
ond floor since the removal of the library to Haverhill street, in 1891. The 
ground floor was originally fitted up for four stores, which have since been 
been converted into one, and now ( 1893) occupied by L. C Moore & Co. 

The first board of directors were James S. Hutchinson. Dyer S. Hall, 
C. Belden Smith, William F. Bu.xton, Joseph S. Bonney. A. H. Salisbury 
and John Sager. Mr. Hutchinson was was its first president, and after his 
death, was succeeded by John Sager, the present incumbent. The treasurers 
have been Albert D. Swan and Dver S. Hall. 



The Ladies' Union Charitable Society was organized in 1875, and 
since that time has had charge of the General Hospital on Methuen street, 
for the care of acute cases of sickness and accidents ; the Day Nursery for 
day care of small children, and a training school for nurses. Its present 
officers are. Miss A. F. Carter, president; Mrs. C. U. Dunning and Mrs. G. 
W. Sargent, first vice-presidents ; Mrs. W. F. Sherman, secretary; Miss C. 
F. Prescott, assistant secretary, and Miss Helen Chamberlin, treasurer. 



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UNITED ORDER OF PILGRIM FATHERS. 

The Supreme Colony, I'nited Order of the Pilgi-im P'atners, is one of 
the leading fraternal death benefit orders. Originating in Lawrence, it was 
organized in February-, 1S79, and March 15, of the same vear, was incorpor- 
ted under the laws of Massachusetts, with the following charter members : 
Jonathan C. Bowker, James E. Shepard, H. A. Wadsworth, A. J. French, 
Charles R. Peters, Henry W. Rogers, Charles A. McCarthy, Moses B. Ken- 
ney, William L. Seaver, Albert V. Bugbee, Alfred W. Allyn, Fred R. War- 
ren and Charles Lloyd. 

In carrying out its promise of protection, the order has paid up to Nov. 
1893, $1,373,0.30.,35 to the benificiaries of its deceased members, and a large 
amount in sick benefits. Its business is confined to New England, and it 
membership, Nov. 1, 1883, exceeded 17,000. 

April 5, 1891, was laid the corner stone for Pilgrim Block, a building 
owned by members of the association, and dedicated to its use, on the south 
side of Essex street, east of Lawrence street- It was completed and oc- 
cupied in December, 1891, and in architectural design and finished 
workmanship is unexcelled in Lawrence. 

Mrs. Flora W. Bowker was its supreme secretary in 1878 and 1880. In 
March, 1881, she was succeeded by James E. Shepard, who has since held 
that office. Albert V. Bugbee has been its supreme treasurer from the date 
of its incorporation. 

Jonathan C. Bowker, for many years paymaster for the Atlantic mills 
corporation, was the first past supreme governor, and the other supreme gov- 
ernors ha\'e been as follows; 



1879. Horace A. Wadsworth. 

1880. Horace A. Wadsworth. 

1881. Jesse II. Harriman. 

1882. Jesse H. Harriman. 

1883. William H. Emery. 

1884. William H. Emerv. 

1885. Nathan R. Morse" 

1886. Nathan R. Morse. 



1887. Nathan R. Morse. 

1888. John H. Rowell. 

1889. John H. Rowell. 

1890. Moses P. Brown. 

1891. Moses P. Brown, 

1892. John L. Bates. 

1893. John L. Bates. 



LOCAL SUBORDINATE COLONIES. 

Mayflower, No. 1. Incorporated, Feb. 15, 1879. Meets Monday even- 
inge in Pilgrim block. Membership, 494. 

Rose Standish, No. 4. Incorporated, Dec. 8, 1879. Meets second 
and fourth Tuesday evenings of each month in Pilgrim block. Membership 
about 191. 

Columbia, No. 5. Incorporated, Jan. 31, 1873. Meets first and third 
Friday evenings in Pilgrim block. Membership, 256. 



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Samoset, No. 20. Incorporated, Sept. 9, 1874. Meets first and third 
Wednesday evenings in Pilgrim hall. South Broadway. Membership. 105. 

Philip H. Sheridan, No. 120. Incorporated, March 4, 1SS9. Meets 
first and third Thursdays in Pilgrim block. Membership, 4.S7. 

LiNXOLN, No. 124. Incorporated, May 8, 1889. Meets first and third 
Wednesday evenings in Pilgrim block. Membership. 209. 

MiANTONOMO, No. 136. Incorporated, March 14, 1892. Meets second 
and fourth Wednesdays in Pilgrim block. Membership, .376. 

Gen. Sherman, No. 139, Meets second and fourth Wednesday even- 
/ngs in Pilgrim block. Incorporated, March 30, 1892. Membership, 144. 

Kssex, No 143. Instituted, March 30, 1892. Meets first and third 
Monday evenings in Pilgrim block. Membership. 117. 

Roger Williams, No. 2. (Methuen.) Instituted, April 24, 1879. 
Membership, 137. 

Bradstreet, Xo. 126. ( North Andover Depot. ; Instituted, [ulv 30, 
1889. Membership, Hi. 



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Lawkknc!-: Lonc.i:. No. 65, B. P. O. ]':lks, was one ot tiie first of east- 
ern lodges to be instituted when the boom in '■ Elkdonf commenced in 1887. 
The first efibrts for its establishment were made by Brother Fred E. Atteaux, 
at that time exalted ruler of Boston lodge. No. 10 assisted bv brethren in 
Boston and Providence. Much of the credit for labor in working up the 
charter i-; due to Brother Winfi^ld G Merrill, who at tiiat time was a mem- 
ber of No. 14. The only other resident members of the order in Lawrence 
at that time were Joseph Butterwortli and Frank W. Putnev. The first new 
member to sign the charter list of 45 members was Hon. A. B. Bruce, who 
was mayor of Lawrence at the tmie. The lodge was instituted May 15, 1887, 
in Odd Fellows hall, which was a memorable occasion, [t has since gained 
a stong foothold among the many worthy organizations in Lawrence, and 
has among its members are many leading citizens of Lawrence. During its 
existence it has spent nearly $1000 in charity, and assisted in the formation 
of many lodges in the vicinity of Boston. The meetings are held in Pythian 
hall. 180 Essex street, on Wednesday evenings. The lodge has obtained a 
charter, and secured the lot of land at the coVner of Essex and Hampshire 
streets, with the view of erecting a building thereon in the near future. 

The exalted rulers have been : 1887, Hon. Alexander B. Bruce; 1888-'89, 
C. Belden Smith; 1889-'90, Phineas B. Robinson; 1890- '91, Winfield G 
Merrill; lS92-'93, Everett T. Collins. The secretaries have been Richard J. 
Shea from 1SS7 to 1890, and John T. Brown from 1890 to the present time. 



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GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC. 

In 1866, a large number of the gallant soldiers and sailors who served in 
the war of the rebellion, and were later residents of Lawrence, organized a 
branch of the Army and Navy Union, which flourished several months when 
it became affiliated with the Grand Arm}' of the Republic, and since Dec. 10, 
1867, has been known as Needham Post, No. 39, Department of Massachu- 
setts, G. A. R. It was named after Corporal Sumner Henry Needham, of 
Co. I, of the " Old Sixth" Massachusetts regiment, who was killed in Balti- 
more, Md., April 19, 1861, being one of the first martyrs of the rebellion. 
Since the Post was organized the names of nearly 700 veteran soldiers and 
sailors have been placed on its membership roll, of which more than 300 
have died or removed from Lawrence. At the present time, ( 1893) there 
are 403 members in good standing, and during the quarter century of its 
existence has disbursed many thousands of dollars in relieving the wants of 
their needy and unfortunate comrades, their widows, orphans or persons 
depending upon them for support, thereby aiding to prevent such from 
becoming subjects for public charit}'. Its meetings are held Wednesday 
evenings in Needham hall, 239 Essex street. Its commanders have been : 



1867. George S. Merrill. 

1868. George S. Merrill. 

1869. Tames B. Wildes. 

1870. Edward A. Fiske. 

1870. Chase Philbrick. 

1871. Lawrence N. Duchesney 

1872. Frank Davis. 

1873. Stephen C. Parsons. 

1874. lames Noonan. 

1875. Edgar J. Sherman. 

1876. Lorenzo D. Sargent. 

1877. Daniel F. Kiley. 

1878. David Johnston. 

1879. Frank O. Kendall. 

1880. William H. Coan. 



1881. Andrew C Stone. 

1882. John F. Hogan. j 

1883. William D.'Curt s. 

1884. George II. Flagg. 

1885. Jfimes f. Stanley. 

1886. Charles H. Couillard. 

1887. Charles U. Bell. 

1888. George L. Gage. 

1889. William Holmes, 

1890. Charles E. Locke. 

1891. Alverdo N. Phillips. 

1892. Charles H. Littlefield. 

1893. William E. Gibbs. 

1894. Lewis G. Holt. 



Needham Relief Corts, No. 5F>, received its charter Oct. 7, 1885, 
(m the application of 70 ladies, whose huslninds, brothers or fathers were 
members of the Grand Army of the Repuiilic. Since its organization it has 
not only increased its membership, init in a quiet way accomplished a vast 
amount of self-sacrificing work among the homes of soldiers' widows and 
children, which for reasons in many cases could be better attended by wo- 
men than men. The local corps has a membership of ISO, and its meetings 
are held in Needham hall on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. 

L. D. Sargent Camp, No. 21, Son.s ok Veterans, was instituted P'eb. 
4, 1885, having 21 charter members. As its membership has not increased 
to that extent as was anticipated at the start, it has prospered since that time 
and it.s meetings held on the first and third Thursdays in Needham hall. 



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LAWRENCE BOARD OF TRADE. 



During the fall and winter months of 1SS7, several public-spirited and 
prominent business men of Lawrence became interested in a scheme which 
was devised looking towards the most eftective means to secure a union of 
the energies, influences and action of citizens in matters pertaining the pub- 
lic welfare of the citizens of Lawrence, to encourage all legitimate enter- 
prises, and to provide for the frequent meeting and conference of business 
men and active citizens. This resulted in the organization of the Lawrence 
Board of Trade, Feb. I, 18S8, when the following officers were chosen : Pres- 
ident, James H. Eaton; vice-presidents. Hon. Alvin E. Mack, William F. 
Sherman, Alfred A. Lamprey; secretary, Charles A. DeCourcey ; treasurer, 
Arthur W. Dyer; directors, Hon. Robert H. Tewksbury, Henry A. Buell, 
Walter E. Parker, Thomas A. Hutchins, William Oswald, John P. Sweeney 
Horace A. Wadsworth, Patrick Murphy and Franklin Butler. During the 
first two years of its existence but little was accomplished except devising 
plans and discussing measuris presented at it-, regular monthly meetings 
the results of which were beneficial in later years. It was mainlv through 
the action of the Board that Lawrence became a railroad billing point, 
which was of great benefit to manufacturers and business men. It was in- 
strumental, through the exertions of President Butler, in causing the large 
wool scouring establishment, and by the energy of President Bruce, caused a 
shoe manufactory to locate in South Lawrence, the widening of Broadway, 
at the railroad crossing, and set the ball in motion towards securing other 
measures looking to the further prosperity of the city, and welfare of the 
public. President J. K. Norwood, during his term of office, took an active 
interest in devising a feasible plan to make the Merrimack river navigable 
from Haverhill to Lawrence, causing surveys to be made and plans prepared 
with an estimated cost of work, besides, at his personal expense, he visited 
Washington, where he urged the government officials to use their influence 
in aiding to carry out the project. He also vigorously advocated the plan 
for the extension of Winter street, and secured the names of persons repre- 
senting ninety per cent, of taxable property of the city to a petition for the 
proposed extention of that street. 

The presidents of the Board have been : James H. Eaton, 1SS8 ; William 
F. Sherman, 18S9; Franklin Butler. 1890; John K. Norwood, lS91-'92 ; Hon. 
Alexander B. Bruce, 1893. Charles A. DeCourcey, George H. Eaton, James 
E. Simpson, George W. Hall and Daniel F. Dolan have served as secretarv. 
The present membership of the Board is about 160. Its regular meetino-s 
are held on the second Wednesday evening of each month at No. 246 Essex 
street, and the annual meeting in January. 



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VOLUNTEER VETERAN FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 

PLirsuatit to a call for Veteran Firemen of Lawrence to meet in the 
Board of Trade rooms on the evening of April 16, 1890, a meeting was held 
and a temporary organization effected by the choice of Capt. Benjamin F. 
Chadbourne as chairman, and Charles G. Merrill, secretary. After several 
of tliose present expressed themselves in favor of forming an association a 
committee of live was chosen to draw up a constitution and by-laws and pre- 
sent them at a subsequent meeting. The Hrst i-egular meeting of the asso- 
ciation was held in the City Hall basement, May l.S, when the organization 
was perfected, and the following officers chosen : John K. Norwood, presi- 
dent; Col. Melvin Beal, vice-president; Charles S. Stackpole, secretary; 
Abiel Morrison, treasurer: Hon. John R. Rollins, historian; Charles E. 
Goss, Albert R. Brewster, David Beatty, William W. Colby and Thomas 
Shannahan, trustees. The constitution provides that any person of good 
character who pertormed fire duty in Lawrence, Methuen. North Andover 
and Andover, prior to the introduction of steam fire engines, either as an 
active, honorary, contributing member, is eligible to membership by paj'ing 
one dollar annual dues, and also others may be elected honorary members 
by paying a certain sum each year. The regular meetings of the Association 
have since been held in the hall of the Old Battery building on Haverhill 
•treet. on the first Monday evenings in January, April, fuly and October, 
the annual election of officers occurring at the July meeting 

Mainly through the eftorts of President Norwood, a hand engine was 
purchased for the Association, which was renovated and ornamented at a 
considerable expense, so that it compares favorably with the handsome and 
costl}' machines owned by similar organizations in other cities. This is 
kept in readiness to promptly respond to any call to perform fire dutv should 
its services be needed. Since the Association was formed it has been pre- 
sented with an elegant silk banner, also a number of relics, including old- 
time fire scenes, hose pipes, buckets, trumpets, hats, lanterns and imple- 
ments used in the fire service of Lawrence during its early davs. The Asso- 
ciation participated in the tournaments in Lowell and Boston in lS91-'92. 

Starting in 1890, with 78 active members, the number has inci-eased to 
263, and the honorary list bears 71 names on the roll. President Norwood 
and Vice-President Beal have held those offices from the time the Association 
was formed. The other present officers are George M. Colbv, secretary; 
John T. Howard, treasurer, and William R. Pedrick, historian. 



I. O. O. F., MANCHESTER UNITY. 

LoY.\L Heart.s of O.'XK Lodge, No. 6294, meets first and third Tuesday 
evenings, in Unity hall, 39 Appleton street. 

LovAi. Essex Lodge, No. 6259, meets second and fourth Saturdays, in 
Unity hall, 39 Appleton street. 



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UNITED WORKMEN. 

Pacific Lodge, No. 6, Ancient Order United Workmen, was in- 
stituted Dec. 25, 1S7S, in Commandery hall, by Supreme Deputy H. A. 
Shorey of Boston, with 10 charter members, and which has increased to 281. 
Its regular meetings are held in Manchester Unity hall on the first and third 
Wednesday evenings of each month. The following have held the office of 
master workman: 1879, James Hazen jr., S. Henry Wilson ; 1880, Lyman 
Cheney, Jr., G. F. Roberts; 1881, J. G. Craig, Zenas Folger ; 1882, J. G. 
Craig; 1883, F. L. Prince ; 1884, W. C Albee ; 188.5, Zenas Folger ; 1886, 
'87, -'88, John A. Stevens; 1889. Andrew C Trull; 1890-'91, James O. Sav- 
age; 1892, J. Frank Gooding; 1893, George Mowatt. 



CALEDONIANS. 

The Lawrence Caledonian Club was organized Sept. 1, 1S77. The 
first meetings of the club were held in Templars' hall. They removed to 
the Shepherd's hall, where thev held regular meetings two years. January 
1, 1877. they met in their chibrooms in Brechin block for the first time, 
where they remained ten years. In July, 1889. the lodge secured a larger 
hall in the same building, which it still occupies. The Club was incorpor- 
ated Jan. 4, 1884, and now has over 200 members. The following have been 
its chiefs : Charles Murray, William Hendry, Peter W. Lyall, James Robert- 
.son, James Patterson, Richard W. Ellis, Colin Kerr, Adam Walker, James 
Gray, Andrew McFarlane, Alexander Rolley, Robert Mungall, Alexander 
Hendry. The present officers are: William Morrison, chief; Robert C. Da- 
vis, first chieftain; James B. Lyall, treasurer; Andrew McFarlane, clerk ; 
and Robert McCarlie, financial secretary. 



ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS. 

Court Montgomery, No. 6386, meets in Jackson hall on the second and 
fourth Fridays of each month. 

Court City of Lawrence, meets in hall, 39 Appleton street, on the 
first and third Wednesdays of each mouth. 

Court Columbia, No. 6012. meets in G. A. R hall, every second Friday 
evening of each month. 

Court Essex. No. 8344, meets in Unity hall, on the second and fourth 
Mondays of each month. 

Court St. Monica, No. 78. ( Catholic Order.) Meets in Unity hall 
on the first and third Mondays of each month. 



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ORDER OF THE GOLDEN CROSS. 

Olive Comaiandery, No. 19, meets first and tliird Monday evenings, in 
Black Prince hall, 288 Essex street. 

Ea.stern Star Commandery, No. 37, meets second and fourth Saturday 
evenings, in Maj'tlower hall. 

Loyalty Commandery, No. 253, meets second and last Mondays in 
each month, in L\ceum hall. 



KNIGHTS OF HONOR. 

Merrimack Lodge, No. 162, meets second and fourth Wednesdays, in 
Black Prince hall, 288 Essex street. 

Adelphic Lodge, No. 543, meets first and third Tiuirsdavs in Manches- 
ter Unity hall, 301 Essex street. 



ORDER OF UNITED FRIENDS. 

AnniA Council, No. 7, meets second and fourth Thursday evenings, in 
Columbian hall, 292 Essex street. 

Bay State Council, No. 162, meets first and third Friday evenings, in 
White Rose hall, 301 Essex street. 



KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. 

Qltinuaro Lodge, No. 32. Organized, April 4, 1870. Meets Monday 
evenings in Pythian hall, ISO Essex street. Membership, 150. 

Black Prince Lodge, No. 36. Organized, Dec. II, 1888, with 22 char- 
ter members. The growtli of the lodge has been slow but steady, until over 
70 members are now enrolled. Meetings are held every Friday evening in 
Black Prince hall, Adams' block, 288 Essex street. The past chancellor 
commanders are F. L. Wisvvall, G. A. Molonzo, O. K. Currier, C. H. Jewett, 
G. H. Leek, A. W. French, E. L. Watson, A. P. Bowlby and C. W. Malonzo, 



ORDER OF TONTI. 

Massachusetts Lt)DGE, No. 75, meets second and fourth Tiuirsdavs of 
each month, at 253 Essex street. 

BuRBANK Lodge, No. 389, meets first and third Saturday evenings, in 
Golden Cross hall, 39 Appleton street. 

Germania Lodge, meets first and third Friday evenings of each month, 
in Mathes' hull. 



ESTABLISHED IN 1875. 



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ORDER OF SECURITY. 

loNA Council, No. 1, meets second aiui fourth Tuesday evenings, in 
Black Prince hail, 288 Essex street. 

Harmony Council, No. 2, meets second and fourth Thursday even- 
insrs, in Black Prince liall. 



ROYAL ARCANUM. 

Lawrence Council, No. 17, meets second and fourth Friday evenings, 
in Maytiower hall, 292 Essex street. 

Merrimack Council, No. 1148, meets second and fourth Mondays, in 
Columbia hall, 292 Essex street. 



NORTHERN MUTUAL RELIEF ASSOCIATION. 

Alpha Associates, No. 1, meets first and third Tuesday evenings, in 
St. George's hall, 234 Essex street. 

Essex Associates, No. 2, meets second and fourth Monday evenings in 
Prohibition hall, 301 Essex staeet. 



ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS. 

Division No. 1, meets on the first and third Sunday afternoons of 
each month, in Ford's hall, Oak street. 

Division No. S, meets first and third Sunday afternoons, in Hibernian 
hall. Oak street. 



SONS OF ST. GEORGE. 

Friendship Lodge, meets second and fourth Thursdays in St. George's 
hall, 234 Essex street. 

Merrimack Lodge, meets first and third Thursdays, in St. George's 
hall, 234 Essex street. 

Daughters of St. George, meet first and third Wednesday evenings, 
in St. George's hall. 



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THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. I4T 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

Security Lodge, No. 22, Knights and Ladies of Honor, meets first 
and third Thursday' evenings of each month, at 301 Essex street. 

Castle Oliver, No. 97, Knights and Ladies of the Golden Rule, 
meets on the third Friday evening of each month, at 39 Appleton street. 

Golden Rule Alliance, meets first and third Mondays of each month, 
at 253 Essex street. 

Clan McPherson, Order of Scottish Clans, meets first and third 
Fridays of each month, at 301 Essex street. 

Essex Council, No. 3, Home Circle, meets first and third Friday 
evenings, at 307 Essex street. 

Saunders Union, No. 6.^9, E. A. U., meets first and third Wednesday 
evenings, in Pythian hall, ISO Essex street. 

Star Council, No. 5, American Legion of Honor, meets first and 
third Monday evenings, at 300 Essex street. 

Unity Lodge, No. 18, N. E. Order of Protection, meets first and 
third Wednesday evenings, at 228 Essex street. 

Order of American Mechanics, meets Tuesday evenings in Red 
Men's hall, 307 Essex street. 

Wonolancet Tribe, No. 29, I. O. Red Men, meets every Monday 
evening, at 307 Essex street. 

Order of Orangemen, meets second and Fourth Fridays, in Prohibi- 
tion hall, 301 Essex street. 

Lawrence Council, No. 67, Knights of Columius. Organized, 
January, 1893. M. J. Mahoney, grand knight. 



FRENCH SOCIETIES. 

L'Union St. Joseph, meets second and fourth Mondays in each month, 
at 433 Common street. 

La Societie St. Jean Baptiste, meets first and third Wednesdays, at 
433 Common street. 

Le Cercle Montcalm, meets second and fourth Wednesdays, at 433 
Common street. 

Societie St, Vincent de Paul, Charles Lacaillade. president. 

Le Club Canadien Francais, meets second and fourth Fridays, at 543 
Common street. • 

Lawrence Military Band, C. J. A. Marier, leader. Rooms at 391 
Methuen street. Organized in ISSl. 



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GERMAN SOCIETIES. 

Lawrence Tukn-V'erein, meets e\erv Moiuia\ evening, al Turn Ilall. 
44 Park street. 

Schiller Lodge, D. O, II., meets every Monday evening in Schiller 
hail, 280 Prospect street, 

I^'reiheit Lodge, D. O. IL, meets every Wednesday evening in Schiller 
hall, 280 Prospect street, 

Ba\arl\n Readinc; Society, meets every Thursday evening, at 4 Park 
street. 

Lyra Singing Society, meets every Wednesday evening, at 41 and 43 
Herkeley street, 

St, Alovsius Aid Society, meets on the third Wednesdays in each 
month, in Matthes" hall, 

SociALi.sT Society, meets every Saturday evening, in Matthes' hall. 



COURT SESSIONS. 

POLICE COURT.— Sessions are held daily, except on Sundays 
and legal holidays, at 9, a, m,, in the Police Court room, for the trial of 
criminal cases. For civil cases, Tuesday foienoons, at 10 o'clock. 

SUPERIOR COURT. Criminal Terms. At Salem the fourth 
Monthly in January : at Newburyport, the first Monday in May, and at Law- 
rence oij the fourth Monday in October. 

Civil Terms. At Lawrence, first Monday in March; at Salem, first 
Monday in June, and at Newburyport, first Monday in September. 

PROBATE COURT At Lawrence, second Mondays in January, 
March, May, June, July, September and November. At Salem, first and 
third Mondays of each month, except the third Monday in August. At 
Newburyport. fourth Mondays in January, March, May, June, July, Septem- 
ber and November. At Gloucester, fourth Monday in April and October. 
At Haverhill, second Monda\- in April and October. 

SUPREME COURT. At Salem, third Tuesday in April and first 
Puesdav in November. 



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THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. I45 



IMPORTANT EVENTS IN LAWRENCE, 

FROM AUG. 1, 1S93, TO JAN. 1, 1894. 



1893. Aug. 1. The Morning Sun, :i one-cent daily newspaper, commenced 
to be issued from the Lawrence American office. 

Aug. 11. The Pacific mills suspended operations until Aug. 28. The 
Emmons Loom Harness factory was stopped for an indefinite time. 

Aug. 11. The Pemberton mills officials announced a shut-down of 
six weeks' duration. The Washington mills commenced the sus- 
pension of work fof an indefinite time. 

Aug. 14. Rev. Chxrles F. Swett, rector of St. Thomas' eurch, re- 
signed. 

Aug. 16. John Crowley, a freight brakeman, died at the hospital. 

Aug. IS. Miss Lilly P. Shepherd, for fourteen years principal of the 
Training school, resigned. 

Aug. 24. Nelson J. Calderwood, a carpenter, fatally injured by fail- 
ing from a staging at McEvoy's block on Valley street. 

Aug. 26. Ex-Councilman Henry E. Sugatt drowned at Mt. Desert. 

Sept. 1. The electric cars made their first trips between Lawrence 
and Haverhill. 

Sept. 11. The Pacific mills print works resumed operations. 

Sept. 12. The Washington mills were started with a reduction of 
wages, which the next day the loom fixers declined to accept. 

Sept. 16. Phillips &' Kunhardt's mill resumed operations. 

Sept. 17. Mrs. Delia McGovern, 80 Lawrence street, fatally burned. 

Sept. 20. The filter gallery completed. 

Sept. 27. Sanford W. Brown, a carpenter, killed by the cars. 

Sept. 28. William P. While, milk inspector, arrested on an alleged 
charge of attempting to levy blackmail. 

Oct. 2. The John R. Rollins schoolhouse formally opened. 

Oct. 6 The house of Mrs. Charles E. Pinkham, 631 Andover street, 
and the store. 69 Essex street, were each partially burned. 

Oct. 14. The first number of the Saturday Evening Star was issued 

under the management of James E. Donoghue. 
Oct. 14. The Everett mills commenced running 35 hours a week. 
Oct. 14. The Arlington mills, which had run two weeks, were again 

shut down. 
Oct. 20. John Creeley and Michael Leahj- were arrested for burglary 

in Cooper's clothing store, 583 Essex street. 



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THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. I47 



1893. Oct. 23. William Curtin was killed by the cars in North Andover. 

Oct. 26. Bartholomew Flanagan arrested for barglary in T. H. Kel- 
ley's store on Broadwaj'. 

Nov. 2. John Churchill's slaughter house on Marston street burned. 

Nov. 7. State election. Hon. F. T. Greenhalge chosen governor; 
George L. Gage, state senator; Thomas A. Brooks and John M. 
Lynch, democrats; John Haigh and James H. Derbyshire, republi- 
cans, elected representatives from Lawrence. 

Nov. 8. Herbert J. Watson of North Andover, convicted of assault 
on Miss Saran L. Rea, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment. 

Nov. 20. Fire occcurred in Dionne & Vincent's dry goods store. 

Nov. 23. George Dixon the prize fighter, was fined $100 for assault- 
ing Patrick Hennessey at an exhibition in the Opera House. 

Nov. 30. Corporation Dectective Chase Philbrick died, aged 70 
years. 

Nov. 30. Austin P. Neal found dead in Storrow Park. 

Dec. 5. City election. The democrats elected their tnayoralty can- 
didate, one alderman and five common councilmen. The vote on 
license was, yes, 3952; no, 3393. 

Dec. 12, The weavers in No. 2 mill of the Washington corporation 
struck, but returned to work the following Wednesda}', 

Dec. 14. Two midnight fires occurred; one in Dustin's machine 
shop, and the other at 222 High street. 

Dec. 24. John Wilton murdered his wife, Emily, at their home in 
North Andover. 

Dec. 24. Isaac F. Osgood, postmaster at North Andover, died. 



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149 



FARES FROM LAWRENCE. 

TO STATIONS ON THE BOSTON AND MAINE RAILROAD SYSTEM. 



Alton Bay, N. H.. 


$2 02 


Keene, N. H., $ 85 


Portland, Me., 


$2 23 


Amesburv, 


77 


Kennebunk, Me., 


1 60 


Portsmouth, N. H, 


1 10 


Andover, 


08 


" port, 


1 80 


Reading, 


35 


Ayer, 


70 


Londonderry, N. H 


50 


Rochester, N. H., 


1 44 


Ballai-dvale, 


14 


Lowell, 


35 


Saco, Me., 


1 83 


Beverly, 


64 


Lowell Junction, 


16 


Salem, 


59 


Biddefbrd. Me., 


1 83 


Lynn, 


73 


Salem, N. H., 


18 


Boston, 


60 


Maiden, 


50 


Salisbury, 


70 


Bradford. 


18 


Manchester, 


88 


Salmon F'ls, N. H 


. 1 15 


Byfield. 


40 


Manchester, N. H., 


65 


Somervillc, 


55 


Canobie Lake, N. 


H. 23 


Marblehead, 


67 


S. Newmarket, " 


75 


Center Harbor, 


' 2 87 


Melrose, 


45 


Tewksbury, 


24 


Danvers, 


44 


Melrose Highlands 


44 


Topsfield, 


46 


Derry, N. H., 


38 


Merrimac, 


50 


WakeHeld, 


40 


Dover, " 


1 03 


Methuen, 


5 


Wells Beach, Me., 


147 


East Salisbury, 


70 


Middleton, 


31 


West Medford, 


52 


Exeter, N. H., 


63 


Nashua, N. H., 


70 


Wilmington, 


30 


Farmington, N. H 


. 1 73 


Newburyport, 


55 


Wilson's, N. H., 


45 


Georgetown, 


32 


Newmarket, N. H., 


79 


Winchester, 


46 


Gloucester, 


97 


Newton, N. H., 


50 


Windham, N. H., 


30 


Great Falls, N. H 


, 1 37 


North Andover, 


5 


Woburn, 


42 


Groveland, 


25 


North Berwick, Me. 


1 28 


Wolfboro, N. H., 


2 39 


Hampton, N. H., 


88 


N. Conway, N. H., 


3 27 


Wyoming, 


47 


Haverhill, 


18 


Old Orchard, Me., 


1 95 


York Beach, Me., 


1 86 


Ipswich, 


89 


Peabody, 


54 







PUBLIC AND LODGE HALLS. 



Adelphic, 301 Essex. 

Armory, over Police Station. 

Black Prince, 298 Essex. 

City, cor. Appleton and Common. 

Columbia, 382 Essex. 

Father Mathew, 200 Oak. 

Ford's, 109 Oak. 

Franklin, 281 Essex. 

Golden Cross, 38 Appleton. 

Hamel's, 205 Park. 

Harauguari, 280 Prospect. 

Hibernian, 280 Oak. 

Jackson, 175 Essex. 

Lincoln, 292 Essex. 

Lyra, 41 Berkeley. 



Manchester Unity, 301 Essex. 
Mathes', 6 Hall. 
Mayflower, 292 Essex. 
Needham, 239 Essex. 
Phil Sheridan, 292 Essex. 
Prohibition, 301 Essex. 
Pythian, 180 Essex. 
Red Men's, 307 Essex. 
St. George's, 234 Essex. 
Saunders, 246 Essex. 
Schiller, 280 Prospect. 
Standish, 292 Essex. 
Turn Hall, 44 Park. 
White Rose, 301 Essex. 
Y. M. C. A., 24 Appleton. 



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LOCATION OF SCHOOL HOUSES. 



High, llaveiiiill t;trecl. oi)pusite L:i\vrencc Coninion. 
Oliver Grammar, Haveriiifl street, opposite Lawrence Common. 
Packard, Grammar and Intermediate, corner Abbot and Parker .street.-^. 
Essex, Grammar, head of Essex street, Tower Hill. 

John R. Rollins, Grammar and Intermediate, cor. Howard and Piatt streets. 
Saunders, South Rroadwav, near Andover street. 
Arlington, Tenne_\- street, between Park anil Arlington. 
Storrow. Storrow street, near Storrow Park. 
Walton, Melhuen street, cor. Newburv. 
Harrington, Newburv street, cor. Elm. 

Riverside, cor. Don le and School streets. Training, Oak street, near Short. 
The other public schoolhouses are on streets indicated by their names. 



VETERAN VOTERS OF LAWRENCE. 



At the town meeting held March 6, 1853, when it was decided to accept 
the city charter, there were 1242 voters whose names were on the check-list. 
Of these but 69 now reside here, w ho are : 

Andrews. W H., Fairticld, James M., Morrison Abiel, 

Armington, P. H. Farnham, Josiah W., Morse, Daniel A., 

Aver, Perlev, Eav, Augustus M., Murphy, Patrick, 

Baldwin, Monroe, Glidden, John D., Osgood, Timothy, 

Battles, Jo.'^eph P., Goodrich, A. W., Pearson, Abel G'. 

lilood, Albert, Giittin, Benjamin, Pillsburv, Cyrus K, 

Brewster, Albert R., Ham, Federal B., Pingree' William E. 

Briggs, Alanson. Ham. Henry S., Plummer, Hezekiah, 

Bunker, A. S., Hum, Thomas C, Poor, Edward P. 

Burrage. J. Q^ A., Hardy, Daniel, Poor, George, 

Ikitler, Frederick, Hart, John, Robinson, f). F" rank, 

Cabot, George D., Higgins, Amos, Sanborn, George, 

Cate, Thomas J., Hills, George W.. Scott, Thomas. 

Chadbourne, B. F., Houghton, N. P., Sibley, Kneeland, 

Churchill. John, Howe, Merrill NT., Simmons S. P., 

Clark, Albion (i.. Hutchinson. John L. Stearns, A. W., 

Closson. Carlos C., Jordan, Daniel S., Stearns, Samuel, 

Colby. John. Knowles, Morris, Stoddard, Alphonso, 

Colby, William W., Leeman Wellington, Stowell, Joseph, 

Conwav, Thos. H., Lvford, W. S., SuIlivan,"William, 

Currier. E. B., M'elvin. N. P. II.. Varnum, Luther N., 

Dolloff, Elijah B.. Merriam, J. Frank, Waterhouse, G. W. 

Drew, Jeremiah D., Moore, William H., Withington, Henry, 



ESTABLISHED, 1865, 



E. yWeGABE & S0NS. 



MANVIACTLTRERS OF 




Steam Boilers for Dwelling Houses, 

BLEACHERS, OIL TANKS, etc, 



SECOND-HAND BOILERS BOUGHT AND SOLD, 

And Boilers Repaired i/i the Best Mainur at Short Notice. 



Essex Yard, Cor, Broadway and Water Street, 



I.A."WI^El<rCE, IvI-A-SS. 



ESTABLISHED, 1873. 



M^. J. RYA^INT, 



MANUFAC'rURP:K OF 



')'^ii'^ '^&t 



TONICS AND GINGER ALE. 






ALL KINDS OF CARBONATED BEVERAGES. 



Nos. 9B I 97 Lawrence Street, 

LANA^RENCE, MASS. 



THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 153 



NATIONAL AND SAVINGS BANKS. 



Previous to 1S64, there were but two banking institutions in Lawrence, 
( the Bay State and Pemberton,) and one savings bank. The two former 
were conducted under the State bank laws until the era of the national 
banking system, and, with the others in the United States, became national 
banks, and have since continued as such until 1893, when the Peinbrton 
surrendered its charter, and went into voluntary liquidation. 

The Bay State Bank was incorporated Feb. 10, 1847, its original 
capital being $200,000. which was later increased to .$500,000, and subse- 
quently reduced to $375,000. the par value of its shares being $75 each. 
The banking rooms have been at the corner of Essex and Lawrence streets 
since it commenced business. Its presidents have been : Hon. Charles S. 
Storrovv, from 1847 to 1867; Hon. George L. Davis, from 1867 to 1892, and 
Joseph Shattuck from 1892 to the present time. The first cashier was Na- 
thaniel White, who died in 1866, and was succeeded by Charles A. Colby. 
Mr. Samuel White vvas cashier from 1884 to 1893, and on his retirement, 
Justin E. Varney was chosen as his successor. 

The Pemberton Bank was incorporated in 1854, with a capital stock 
of $100,000, which was afterwards increased to $150,000. During its exis. 
tence the bank was located at the corner of Essex and Pemberton streets, a 
period of 38 years. Levi Sprague was its president until 1892, when he was 
succeeded by William S. Jewett. The cashiers have been Samuel C. Wood- 
ward, William H. Jaquith, James M. Coburn. John A. Perkins and Fred L. 
Leighton. 

The Pacifr National Bank was organized in January, 1877, its cap 
ital stock being $l.=i0,000, which, in 1883. was increased to $150,000. Dr. 
James H. Kidder and William H. Jaquith have served as president and 
cashier respectively since the bank commenced business. The banking 
rooms are at the corner of ICssex and Appleton streets, in Saunders block. 

The Arlington N.xtional Bank was incorporated May 6, 1890, with 
a capital of .$100,000. For several months the bank was located at 261 Essex 
street, and in 1892 was removed to the corner of Essex and Lawrence streets. 
The first president was W. S. Jewett. who was succeeded in 1892 by William 
S. Knox. Albert E. Butler has been its cashier since the bank commenced 
business. 



I860. ^^^- -flr^ 1894. 



THE 

TREAT HARDWARE AND SUPPLY CO, 

( Successors to J. A. Treat & Co., and Lawrence Hardware Co.) 

Agricultural Tools and Seeds, 

MACHINISTS AND BLACKSMITHS' SUPPLIES, 

Paints and Oils. Iron and Steel, 



AGENTS FOR AKRON DRAIN PIPE, 

582 and 384 iLssej^ Street, 



J. Q^ A. Batchklder, President. H. L. Peters, Treasurer. 

J. M. Smith, Manager. 



THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 155 

The Lawrence National Bank was organized in February, 1872, and 
commenced business in Brechin block with a capital of $300,000, in shares 
of $100 each. Dr. Alfred J. French was its president during the first six 
years of its existence, and was succeeded bj A. W. Stearns, who held 
that office from 1878 to 1890, when William P. Clark was chosen president, 
which office he has since held. Prescott G. Pillsburj was cashier until July, 
1879, when Hon. John R. Rollins succeeded him, serving in that capacity 
eight years, and since 1887 Henry L. Sherman has been its cashier, 

The Merchants National Bank was incorporated in 1889, with a 
capital of $100,000. James R. Simp.^on was chosen president, and Denman 
Blanchard, cashier, and business was commenced at 240 Essex street in the 
fall of that year. The directors purchased the land and erected the imposing 
and substantial building, numbered 264 Essex street, which was completed 
and opened for business in Dec, 1890. The banking apartments are large 
elegantly fitted, with special accommodations for the use of its patrons. 
Safety deposit boxes for the storage of valuables and silverware, inside 
the fire and burglar proof vaults, are provided, and for rental to those 
who desire to use them. Mr. Blanchard was cashier until Oct. 1, 1891, 
when he was succeeded by John A. Perkins, formerly cashier of the National 
Pemberton bank. Mr. Simpson has been its president since the bank com- 
menced business. 

The Essex Savings Bank was incorporated September, 1847, and for 
a long period its business was managed by the president aad cashier of the 
Bay State bank in their rooms. In 1865, James H. Eaton was appointed 
assistant treasurer, and became treasurer in 1866. George D. Cabot suc- 
ceeded Mr. Storrow as president, and after serving in that capacity about 24 
years, resigned, and Joseph Shattuck chosen to fill that office, which he had 
since held. During the twenty-eight years that Mr, Eaton's management of 
bank's affairs its deposits have increased reaching the amount of $7,000,000, 
and has never omitted paying regular dividends. In 1878 the trustees built 
the building on the corner of Essex and Lawrence streets, a portion of which 
is devoted to the use of the bank. 

The Lawrence Savings Bank was organized in 1868. Hon. Milton 
Bonney was president until October, 1883, when he died, and was succeeded 
by Hezekiah Plummer, who still holds that office. William R. Spalding 
served as treasurer until he died, in 1891, and was succeeded by William W. 
Spalding, the present incumbent. Prior to 1892, the banking rooms were 
in the post-office building, and since that year in its building at the corner 
of Essex and Pemberton streets. 

The Broadway Savings Bank commenced business in 1872 in Brechin 
block, corner of Essex street and Broadway. 



ESTABLISHED IN 1875. 



K0BERT eARRyXHERS, 



MANUFACTURER OF 



Reeds and Loom Harnesses, 

FOR WEAVING SILK, COTTON, WOOLENS AND CARPETS. 

Wzve cLTLcL HatT ClotJz Heeds 

AND SLASHER COMBS. 

Bessemer Steel used if Desired Reeds Repaired and Returned, 

ALL ORDERS PROMPTLT ATTENDED TO. 

666 Common Street, Lawrence, and Dutton Street. Lowell 

Telephone, 132-2. Lawrence. Telephone. £06-5, Lowell. 



P J- GRAHAM 



DEALER IN 






No. 4 CROSBY STREET, - LAWRENCE, MASS. 



THE T.AWRENCE GAZETTEER. I57 



MINOR INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS. 



The Butler File Company was organized hy James and Frederick 
Butler in 1844, and introduced in Lawrence ten years later. In 1879, the 
business was purchased hy George M. Murray & Co., and soon afterwards 
was removed from the Esse.x Yard to the present location, 632 Essex street, 
where 12 men are constantly employed in manufacturing hand-cut files and 
rasps of eveiy variety. About 275 dozen files are produced monthly. 

A. B. Bruce's Bakery, 285, 287 and 289 Lowell street, was established 
in 1860 by the late Jonathan P. Kent, After Mr. Kent's death, his son, the 
late Charles E. Kent, and Mr. Bruce carried on the business until May, 1892, 
when the senior partner died, and his interest in the establishment was 
purchased by the present owner. All kinds of crackers, bread, cakes, and 
pastry are manufactured, consuming about 300 barrels of flour each week. 
There are 50 persons employed in this extensive establishment. 

Briggs & Allyn Manufacturing Co. From a small commencement 
nearly forty years ago, the original members had the satisfaction of having 
created for themselves not only a profitable and extensive business, but also 
have erected an imposing and lasting monument by the recent erection of the 
extensive and handsome brick manufactory on the corner of Melvin and 
Winter streets. For nearly thirty years the firm carried on its business in 
the Essex Yard, in the manufacture of doors, sashes, blinds, mouldings, 
frames, counters, tables, church and house finish, wood carving, stair build- 
ing, etc. The business increased to that extent that it became neccessary to 
fit up a large shop on Lowell street, which was used until the completion of 
their new factory in May. 1893. About 115 workmen are employed. The 
establishment was incorporated in 1885,^the members of the firm being Caleb 
T. Briggs, Alfred W. Allyn, Joseph H. Saftord and Lewis P. Collins. Mr. 
Allyn died Jan. 10, 1894. 

The Lawrence Machine Co., at their works on Island street, manu- 
facture centrifucal pumps, steam engines, tools, dynometars, etc., and gear 
cutting, draughting and pattern work made a specialty. The company was 
organized in 1888, the superintendent being William Somerville, About 20 
skilled workmen are employed there. 



ESTABLISHED, I860. 



JOHN W. PORTER. GEO. E. PORTER- 



J. W. PORTER & CO., 

Liver ij and Sale Stable^ 



CORNER ESSEX AND LAWRENCE STREETS, 



LAWRENCE, MASS. 



Our facilities for satisfying the Riding Public are unsurpassed. 

DR. J. F. WINCHESTER, 

* VETERINARIAN* 

Office at J. W. PORTER & OO.'S, 
Cor. Essex and Lawrence, Streets, Lawrence. 



THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 159 



Merrimac Machine Shop. This private enterprise on Medford street 
was established by Albert Blood, in 1853, who has been its owner since that 
time. In this shop are manufactured steam engines, steam fire pumps, dye 
house machinery, and heavy iron work. 

H. K. Webster iS: Co.'s flour and grain mill is located at 76 Island 
street, in which operations were first commenced in 1S6S. From a compara- 
tively small beginning, it has grown to become one of the most flourishing 
and prosperous private enterprises in Lawrence, and has a capacity of con- 
verting into meal about 1000 bushels of corn daily. The firm has large 
storehouses on West street, and also deal in hay, mill feed, plaster, seeds, etc, 

Stedman & Smith, at the Union mills on the South canal, commenced 
business in ISS."^ as worsted machinists, in which they have been successful 
in securing a large share of patronage from corporations and manufacturers 
throughout New England. Nearly every description of machine mill work 
is made and repaired at this mill, wherein 20 machinists are employed. 

BuRNHAM & Page, Belt Manufacturers. In 1885, Mr. E. E. Bum- 
ham started in the roll-covering business and carried it on alone until 1889, 
when he formed a partnership with Mr. F. G. Page, under the firm name of 
Burnham & Page. In 1880 they bought out Mr. C. L. Place's belting manu- 
factory, and have since carried on a large and successful business in the large 
and commodious building, corner of Broadway and Lowell street, where 
at present they do a general mill supply business. 

Josselyn's Iron Foundry. This thriving establishment on Allen 
street was established in 1864, hy Messrs. N. E. Baker. Edwin Josselyn & 
Edward King. Since 1875. Mr. Josselyn has been its proprietor, and as an 
evidence of its growing and continuous prosjieritv, the result of the business 
depression of 1893 was scarcely felt there, wherein the full complement of 
workmen, (35 in number,) found constant employment. Mr. Josselyn is 
the local agent for the Fairhairn grate bar. 

City Flour Mill. In 1856, Messrs. Furness & Giles grain dealers on 
Common street, started a flour mill on the bank of the Spicket river, near 
foot of Summer street. Davis & Taylor, flour merchants of Boston, became 
partners in the firm in 1859, and who purchased the interest of the original 
proprietors in 1872. Davis & Taylor erected the brick mill at the corner of 
South Broadway and Merrimack street. Mr. Giles being the local agent for 
nearly 15 j'ears. The manufacture of flour was discontinued there in 1892, 
but the mills now produce meal, mill feed, etc. 

Edward McCabe & Sons, boiler makers and bleacher builders, are 
located in the Essex Yard, near Water street. The senior member of this 
firm commenced the busines in Lawrence in 1865, and which has proved to 
be prosperous and profitable, as more than two hundred of the McCabe 
boilers are used in Lawrence and vicinity. They also manufacture bleachers 
and oil tanks, and employ 20 men. 



I3S^COK-lPOI^J^T_EID, 1845. 

ESSEX COMPANr. 



HOWARD STOCKTON, Treasurer and General Agent, 

40 WATER STREET, BOSTON. 



HIRAM F. MILLS, Chief Engineer, 
ROBERT H, TEWKSBURY. Cashier. 



Offices and Shops in Lawrence. 

No. 6 ESSEX ST., Cor. UNION ST. 



This Company Constrvcted and Continue to Control ihc Dam^ 
Canals atid Water Power of the Merrimac River at Laurence^ 
and sell Land and Mill Sites for Mamifacturitig and Alechan- 
ical Purposes. 

Can also Build either Dwellings or Small Mills 
if Parties desire. 



THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. l6l 

Beach Soap Co. This manufactur of washing soap in Lawrence was 
commenced in Lawrence in 1846, by Beach & Varney. After the retirement 
of Mr. Varney, the business was continued by the late Lurandus Beach, and 
later the firm name became L. Beach & Son. After the death of the senior 
proprietor, it was changed to the Beach Soap Company, which employs 25 
persons in the manufacture of family and toilet soaps, also, scouring and 
fulling soaps, at their factory on Maple street. The Company has factories 
in Haverhill, Dover, N. H., and other cities. 

Smith's Machine Shop, 620 Esse.x street, Samuel Smith, proprietor. 
This establishment was founded 1877 by Williams and Smith, wherein all 
kinds of machinery is made and repaired under the supervision of the pro- 
prietor, who for several years was master mechanic at the Arlington mills. 
Shafting with patent hangers and couplings, large pulleys and gears made 
to order, dye house and warp dyeing machinery, jiggers, padders, etc., made 
at short notice, and particular attention paid to forging of all kinds. 

The Dustin Machine Co., (JohnE. Dustin, proprietor,) is located in 
the buildings on Island street, formerly known as Webster & Dustin's ma- 
chine shop, wherein business was first commenced in 1859. Besides doing 
a varied business in the machinery line, a specialty is made of general job 
work, shafting and gearing, also, chain bailers for cotton warp and filling; 
besides doing nearly all kinds of mill work. When business is flourishing, 
this firm gives employment to about 60 machinists. Green & Sons' patent 
patent knappers, and Fisher's card feeds are manufactured at this place. 

Robert Carruthers, who for many years has carried on an extensive 
and growing business as a reed manufacturer, purchased the establishment 
of the Providence Reed and Harness Co., in 1887, and did a flourishing bus- 
iness there until 1889, when he removed his plant and machinery to this 
city, and commenced operations in the Emmons' harness factorv on Mav 
street. He remained there four years, when he purchased the substantial 
brick building previously occupied by the Merrimack Valley Street Railway 
Co., 556 Common street, and has since carried on businses there. The new 
factory embraces 24,000 feet of floor space, and one year ago he established 
a branch factory on Dutton street, Lowell. Mr. Carruthers has the capacity 
of employing 20 men in the manufacture of reeds for weaving silk, woolens, 
cottons and and carpets, wire cloth reeds, slasher combs, etc. 

Brown & Ackroyd, manufacturers of dress goods, 42 to 50 Island 
street, commenced business there in 1888, and at the present time have a 
producing capacity of 4,000 yards of cloth weekl3', which find a ready sale in 
the New York, Boston and h ome markets. Both the proprietors have had a 
long and varied experience as practical manufacturers, and by keeping up 
with the times and producing that class of goods which the public demands, 
is another secret of their success. About 50 persons are employed there. 




crnsro. k:, nsroi^"w^ooiD, 
GrP.TLeral IrLSTurcLTLce Argent, 

No. 6 LAWRENCE STREET, LAWRENCE, MASS. 



THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 163 



JOHN KENDALL NORWOOD. 



Nearly thirty-five years ago, Mr. John K. Norwood came to Lawrence, 
with the intention of making this city his home. On August 5, 1862, he en- 
listed as a private in the Ninth Massachusetts Battery, under the command 
of Capt. Achille DeVechi. The Battery started for Washington, September 
6, 1862, and during the fall and winter months was stationed at Camp Barry, 
Md., Hall's Hill and Fort Ramsey, Va. From April 17, to July 1, 1863, the 
Battery performed service at Centreville, Fairfax Court House and Middle- 
burg, Va., and distinguished itself at the famous battle of Gettysburg, Pa., 
in which engagement a score of its officers and men were killed or severely 
wounded, Mr. Norwood receiving a gun shot wound in his lungs, and at the 
time it was thought his injury would prove fatal. He remained in a hospi- 
tal or with his company until Feb. 1, 1864, when he was granted an honorable 
discharge by reason of wounds received while in the service. 

In 1867, his health had so far recovered as to permit of his engaging in 
a business career, and he opened a fire insurance office at the corner of 
Essex and Lawrence streets, and until 1869, was agent of only two compa- 
nies. At the present time he represents the following reliable and leading 
fire insurance companies, having a combined capital of over $.S0,000,000 : 
Home, Williamsburgh City, Westchester, Hanover, and Niagara, of New 
York; Merchants and American of Newark, N. J. ; Fire Association, Girard, 
Reliance, and United Firemen's, of Philadelphia, Pa. ; Dorchester and Citi- 
zens' (Mutuals), of Boston; yEtna of Hartford, Conn.; Traders and Mechan- 
ics Mutual, and Lowell Mutual, of Lowell; North British and Mercantile, 
and Phoenix Assurance, of England; Caledonian, of Scotland; Providence 
Washington, of Providence, R. I.; Merrimack Mutual, of Andover; Wor- 
cester Mutual, and Merchants and Farmers', of Worcester; Qiiincy Mutual, 
of Quincy; Cambridge Mutual, of Cambridgeport ; Dedham Mutual, and 
Norfolk Mutual, of Dedham ; and Fitchburg Mutual, of Fitchburg. Also, 
the Connecticut Mutual Life, Fidelity and Casualty, and Travellers' Acci- 
dent, of Hartford, Conn. 

One of the reasons which has contributed in establishing a successful 
and constantly increasing business for Mr. Norwood, is owing to the reputa- 
tion which he has acquired as an honest, consciencious and careful person, 
in whose advice and judgment concerning insurance matters the public can 
place the most implicit confidence. Deceit and fraudulent methods find no 
place about him, either in business or social life, and which has caused his 
name to be prominently mentioned as a mayoralty candididate, and had it 
not been for his repeated refusals to be a candidate of any faction or " ring," 
and also that he wanted no nomination for office if it had to be fought for, or 
weighed down with promises or pledges to secure the same, he might have 
been on several occasions a nominee for election as one of city fathers. His 
broad and business-like views in such matters are appreciated by the voters 
in general, irregardless of party affiliation, especially the property owners. 
Mr. Norwood has served two years as president of the Lawrence Board 
of Trade, and since the Lawrence Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Association 
was organized, has been its president. He is also a member of Needham 
Post, No. 39, G. A. R., and several other organizations. 



The Sunday Telegram. 



"-CtlLLTJSTi^^TEID.^-i^ 



ESTABLISHED, 1884, 







WINFIELD G. MERRILL. 



g^^ We claim the Largest Ctrculaft'on. and are zvilling to -prove our 
claim to Advertisers, 



Nos. 2B and 27 Appleton Street, 



NEXT DOOR TO THE POST OFFICE. 



THE LAWRENCE GAZETTEER. 



165 








88 "FT: Jj] CilusHFORTH, 

^IfMylNUFACTURER OF C0PPE1|^ CUTS, ENGRAVINGS, ETC.,:^^ 

Newspapers and Magasiines Illustrated- 



263 ESSEX STREET, 



LAWRENCE, MASS. 



rolide kt^d rri^oi| dydlop^dik. 



Two editions of a very valuable and interesting work bearing the above 
title have been compiled by Police Officer George W. Hale of Lawrence, 
and issued by the Riverside Press, Cambridge. Both works are highlv 
appreciated by the police authorities and prison officials throughout the 
civilized world, and received flattering endorsements from the metropolitan 
newspapers in America and Europe. The first edition, published in 1892, 
was readily disposed of, and a similar but more comprehensive work was 
issued in 1893, containing nearly 800 pages, elegantly bound and neatly em- 
bellished. The author has devoted much time, labor and expense in 
collecting statistics relative to police and prison affairs in almost every coun- 
try of the world, and the work can be considered to be the highest authoritv 
on such matters. Among the subjects treated are the duties of officers, 
definition of crimes, writs and legal terms used in criminal law, jurisdiction 
of courts, naturalization, citizenship, extradition, etc. Part 2 contains 
reports from the several prisons in the United States, giving the number of 
convicts, their crimes, nationality and age. Another chapter is devoted to 
the police department of the cities of the United States, and the fourth con- 
tains an illustrated article regarding the infliction of the death penalty by 
the means of electricity, and the Bertillon method of measuring prisoners, 
also police matters in general. 



INCORORATED IN 1863. 



PAOIFie MILLS, 

LAWRENCE, MASS. 

CAPITAL, $2,600,000. 

HEITRY SALTONSTALL, Treasurer, 
Mason Building, 70 Kilby St., Boston. 



W. E. PARKER, Agent of Mills. 

RICHARD BARLOW, Agent of Print Works, 

WALTER E. FIELD, Cashier. 



Spindles, cotton and worsted 180,000 

Looms 6,900 

Males employed 2,500 

Females employed 3,100 



lE^IE^ODTJGT : 

Calicos, Shirtings, Lawns, Delaines, Ar- 

Tnures, Alpacas, Coburgs, Serges, and 

other Worsted Dress Goods, 



L^A\^Rii;Noii; & CO., 

68 CHAUNCY ST., BOSTON, 24 k 26 THOMAS ST., NEW YORK. 



ATLANTIC COTTON MILLS. 

Incorporated, 1846. 

JOHN W FARWELL, Treasurer. 
W. F, SHERMAN, Agent 

WM. A BALLOV. Payfuaster. 



Number of Spindles, 101,334. 

" " Looms, 2,122. 

" '■ Males etnplovcd 340. 

" " Females cmplo\e(i 850. 

" ^'al•ds manufactured per week, . . . • • 450,000. 

" Pounds Cotton used per week, 170,000. 



KINT^S OK CLOTH: 

SHEETING AND SHIRTING 

No. of YARNS, 14's to 40's. 



CATLIN & CO., 

15 Chauncy St., Boston. 216 Church St., ^ew York. 



Incorporated and commenced operations in 1860. 



EVERETT MILLS. 

Union Street, foot of Essex Street, 

LAWRENCE, MASS, 

CAPITAL. - - $700,000. 

ai30H,GB B. SILSBSE, Treasurer, 

Siinnions' Buildini 40 Water St., Boston. 



F. C. McDUFFIE, Agent. 

J.I. MILLIKEN, Superintendent. 

WILLIAM D. TWISS, Paymaster. 



Number of Spindles 50,000. 

" " Looms 1,445. 

" " Males employed 600. 

" " Females employed 750. 

Lbs. of Cotton consumed per week 100,000. 

Yards of Goods per week 350,000. 



KIND OF GOODS 31ANUKACTIJKED : 

Gottonades^ Cheviots^ DeniiiiS;i 

DRESS aOODS, etc. 



PEIVIBERTON 

OOIMPANY. 



INCORPORATED, I860. 



HENRY S. SHAVV^, Treasurer, 

N"o. 82 CliaTancy Street, Boston. 
F. S. CXiABiHlB, A^exit. 

Miss S li. GLSASOIT, Cash.ier. 



COTTON SPINDLES 28,000 

LOOMS, 870 

MALES EMPLOYED 200 

FEMALES EMPLOYED 650 



:iyi:j^nsrTJinj^CTTj:E^:E 
OOTTO:^ C3-OOXDS 

IN VA^RIETY. 






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INCORPORATED, 1865. 



GAPITALi^ $2,000^000. 

WILLIAM WHITMAN, Treasurer. 

ROBERT REDFORD, Agent. 

78 Cb.aiincy Street, - Boston, Mass. 



WORSTED DEPARTMENT. 

WILLIAM D. HARTSHORNE, Suferintendeiit. 

CHARLES WAINWRIGHT, Paymaster. 
NUMBER OF OPERATIVES, 3500. 

COTTON DEPARTMENT. 

GEORGE W. TOWNE, Superhitendent. 

THOMAS W. EAST HAM, Paymaster- 
NUMBER OF OPERATIVES, 500. 



LADIES WORSTED AND COTTON DRESS GOODS. 

Fine \A/'orsted and Cotton Yarns. 



SEXjXillsrO JLC3-E3^TS 



^Harding, Whitman & Q©.y 

NEW YORK and BOSTON. 



JOSEPH C. BRO\A^N. SIMEON ACKROYD. 

BROWN &ACKROYD, 

DRESS GOODS. 

MILL AND SALESROOMS, 

4rS to SO Island St., 

LAWRENCEDUCK COMPANY 

in^GOieiPOia^TEX), 1853. 



CAPITAL, - - S300,000. 

J^A.110^ ldOI^A_RT, Treasurer, 
40 \vatI':k street, boston. 

WILLIAM A, BARBELL, Agent. G. FRED REED, Paymaster. 

MANUFACTURE ALL KINDS OF 

Sail Duck, Duck for Rubber Belting and Hose, Paper Ma- 
kers' Cotton Felts, bail Twine and Tent Duck. 

FRANCIS G. DAVIS, S. M. MARSHALL & CO., 

113 Commercial St., Boston. 243 Monroe St., Chicago, 111. 



JAMES T. O'SULLIVAN, 




'^EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY INSURANCE.^^^ 

ROOM 9, BICKNELL'S BLOCK, 



467 Essex Street, 



Lawrence, Mass, 



REPRESENTING THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES : 



German American 
Agricultural, 



Reading Fire, 
St, Paul Fire and Marine, 
North American, 
Massachusetts Mutual Life Ins. Co. of Springfield, Mass. 
Massachusetts Mutual Accident Ins. Co., of Boston. 



EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY INSURANCE 

IN I'HE 

Standard Life and Accident Insuracce Company, 



OF DETROIT, MICH. 



jlcGiDENT Department. Liability teijTMEHT. 



The Standard sells all forms 
of personal Accident Insurance, 
both Tickets and Policies. Its 
contracts are the best sold — as they 
state concisely and plainly just 
what this Company covers — and 
give the greatest benefits that any 
company, in the light of experi- 
ence is justified in giving. 



The Company issues the follow- 
ing forms of Liability Contracts 
that indemnify the party insured, 
within agreed limits, against all 
liability and damages, for iniurv to 
any person or persons, viz : Em- 
ployers' Indemnity, Elevator Poli- 
cy, Team Owners' Policy, Outside 
Liability, Landlords' Indemnity, 
Bicycle Ticket, and Merchants' 
General Indemnity- 



Employes' Protective Insurance, covering all employes under one poll 
cy, against injuries resulting in death or in loss of time by accident. 



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